Minnesota Wild Rice Dressing

35 Reviews

Prep: 45 min
Cook: 15 min
Ready In: 1 hr

“This recipe was given to me by a friend, and it has been a family tradition ever since. No need to stuff the turkey. This dressing can be made the day before Thanksgiving and heated in the microwave 10 minutes before serving!” - by MARJK

Ingredients

2 (4.5 ounce) packages instant long grain and wild rice
1 (16 ounce) package ground pork sausage
1 (16 ounce) package ground sage pork sausage
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 (5 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and sliced
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 eggs, beaten

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Original recipe yields 12 servings

Directions

Prepare instant long grain and wild rice according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Place ground pork sausage and ground sage pork sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside. Cook and stir celery, onion, mushrooms, and water chestnuts in the skillet until browned and tender. Season with garlic powder.
Mix prepared rice, sausage, celery mixture, and eggs in the prepared baking dish. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
418 cal
21%

Fat
31.6 g
49%

Carbs
20.4 g
7%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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VYLETTDAISY

Jan. 25, 2004

"I served this to accompany our Christmas dinner and everyone loved it! Some even said it was the best dish on the table. The only change i had to make was to use a larger pan. 9x13 was way too smal..." See morel. Thanks!"

KERIBOWERS

Jan. 25, 2004

"This was a nice change from the traditional cornbread dressing/stuffing. I used turkey sausage because my family does not eat pork, and I could not find sage-flavored sausage, so I added it to the rec..." See moreipe. I also cut the recipe in half, and it still filled a 2-qt dish. Very good overall."

kathie

Jan. 25, 2004

"This was a great recipe... I didn't give it a 5 because my dad's recipe is the best. He passed away this year and had never written down his recipe. This one was the closest we found... not quite the ..." See moresame (maybe its because I had to make it and not my dad) but it was really good.The Water Chestnuts are a great touch!"

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