1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
½ onion, chopped
½ bell pepper, chopped
½ bell pepper, chopped
1 (16 oz )bag mixed vegetables, California blend, thawed
1 box original recipe long grain and wild rice (Uncle Ben's)
prepared as directed
2 (10.5 oz) cans cream of mushroom, chicken, or celery soup (a mixture is very good, too)
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ground
black pepper
2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce or Heinz 57 steak sauce
Optional:
1 sleeve of Ritz, butter crackers, crushed
½ stick of butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare wild rice as directed
on box. While wild rice is cooking, in large skillet, brown ground meat with the onion and bell pepper;
drain. Return to skillet. Add mixed vegetables and mushroom slices and lightly stir-fry them with
the meat, onion and bell pepper mixture for 3-5 minutes. Add
cooked rice, soup, 1 cup of cheese and all seasonings. Pour mixture into a lightly buttered
casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining
cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake
for 30 minutes.
You can crush one sleeve of Ritz crackers and mix with ½ stick
of melted butter to make a crumb topping.
After 30 minutes, remove foil from casserole and top with cracker crust
and return to oven to let cracker brown—about 8 minutes.
