Wild Rice With Turkey Casserole

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. dry wild rice

2 c. water

1 tsp. salt

1 lb. pork sausage

1 (4 oz.) can undrained mushrooms

2 (10 .5 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

4 c. cooked, cubed turkey

1 1/2 c. fine bread crumbs

1/4 c. melted butter or margarine

Directions:

Wash rice; add to boiling water and salt. Cook 30-40 minutes in heavy kettle on low heat or until rice kernels split open and are tender but not too soft. Brown sausage; drain well. Mix sausage, mushrooms, soup, Worcestershire sauce and rice. Grease a 4 quart casserole. Place 1/3 of the rice mixture in casserole and top with � the turkey. Repeat layers with remaining rice mixture and turkey ending with rice mixture on top. Brown bread crumbs in melted butter; sprinkle crumbs over rice. Bake 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees.

Yield: 12 servings
Serving Size: One serving (1/12 of recipe) is 1.5 oz meat/ meat alternate and 0.5 oz grain for a 3 - 5 year old at lunch/supper.
Credit: Providers Voice, November 89