Turkey and Rice Casserole With Fresh Mushrooms, Broccoli and Cheese

What to do with the leftover turkey at Christmas and Thanksgiving? Why not use it to make a healthy and delicious turkey casserole? Winter is just the right time for home-made, slow baked, old-style cottage comfort food. Even after stuffing ourselves we still yearn for hearty, earthy food made from fresh ingredients, like turkey, wild rice and harvest vegetables. This is a delicious casserole that can be put together any time of year. Whole turkeys are generally inexpensive and roasting one during the summer can mean putting together a number of different dishes, everything from sandwiches, to salads, soups to this casserole which is enough to make a meal or be an excellent side dish.

This delicious casserole combines turkey with two types of rice, sauteed mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and celery. Well seasoned, the meat and vegetables are combined with a wine and cheese sauce, and baked to a golden brown finish. Cooking the rice takes about a half hour, and could be done in advance, even the night before. The casserole can be finished under the broiler for a minute or two, if desired.

Meat Casseroles

Turkey and Rice Casserole with Fresh Mushrooms, Broccoli and Cheese

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Wild Rice, cooked tender in chicken stock
1-3/4 cups Long Grain Rice, cooked tender in chicken stock
2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cups sliced Fresh Cremini or Button Mushrooms
1/2 cup Fresh Broccoli Florets
1 small White or Yellow Onion, chopped
1/4 cup grated Carrot
1/4 cup sliced Celery
4-5 cups Turkey, cooked and diced
1 (2 ounces) jar Diced Pimientos, drained
1 teaspoon Coarse Salt
1/2 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
5 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
3 cups Whole Milk
1/4 cup White Wine or Chicken Stock
2 cups Shredded Swiss Cheese
2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Add extra virgin olive oil to large skillet.
3. Saute sliced mushrooms, broccoli florets, chopped onion, grated carrot and sliced celery over medium heat until tender.
4. Stir in the cooked turkey, cooked rice, pimientos, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper and dried oregano.
5. Add flour, whole milk, wine or stock, to large saucepan. Stir to combine.
6. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to medium and while constantly stirring, cook 2 minutes, or until thickened.
7. Stir in the Swiss cheese and 1 cup of the cheddar cheese. Continue stirring until melted.
8. Add the wine and cheese sauce to the turkey mixture. Stir to combine.
9. Transfer to a greased 13" x 9" x 2" casserole dish.
10. Sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese over the top.
11. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F., for 25-30 minutes or until heated through and cheese is golden brown.

Turkey and Rice Casserole With Fresh Mushrooms, Broccoli and Cheese

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Lamb Recipes - Casserole of Lamb and Mushrooms & Crumbed Lamb Chops with Herbs

Casserole of Lamb and Mushrooms
Any lean lamb may be used in this casserole, but knuckles are my choice because they have a few bones, which add to the flavour, and very little fat, and become tender with slow simmering.
Ingredients

25ml oil

1kg lamb knuckles in 2,5cm slices

Salt and milled black pepper

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

300g mushrooms, wiped and sliced

1 sprig fresh rosemary needles, chopped

35ml flour

250ml seasoned stock

100ml red wine

5ml Worcester sauce

25ml tomato paste

1 bay leaf
Method

Heat oil and brown lamb slices on both sides, then remove to baking dish and season. To pan drippings add onion, garlic, mushrooms and rosemary. Fry over low heat until soft and beginning to brown, then combine with meat in baking dish. Add a nut of butter to pan, if necessary, then stir in flour. Cook 1 minute, stirring, then slowly add stock and wine. When thickened add Worcester sauce, tomato paste, bay leaf and a good pinch sugar. Stir well and then pour over meat and mushrooms. Cover and bake at 180ºC for 1 hour. Remove from oven and stir to mix meat with the gravy. Reduce heat to 160ºC and continue baking, covered, until meat is very tender. Adjust seasoning, remove bay leaf, and ladle over portions of rice. Baked pumpkin and green peas make good, old-fashioned accompaniments. Serves 4.

Crumbed Lamb Chops with Herbs
Dipped in yoghurt and herbs, crumbed and then slowly baked until tender, this is a delicious way of preparing loin or thick rib lamb chops.
Ingredients

1kg chops

200ml plain drinking yoghurt or buttermilk

5ml dried thyme

5ml dried marjoram

10ml garlic salt

10ml prepared mustard

375ml toasted crumbs or 6 wholewheat breakfast biscuits, crushed
Method

Trim chops of excess fat. Mix remaining ingredients, except crumbs. Coat chops with yoghurt mixture, then roll in crumbs, patting on firmly. Chill for at least 2 hours to set crumbs. To bake, preheat oven to 160ºC. Brush one large or two medium shallow baking dishes with oil and heat for 5 minutes in oven. Turn chops once in hot oil, then cover and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for a further 30 minutes or until browned and tender. A potato and onion casserole goes well with this dish. Serves 6.

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Lamb Recipes - Casserole of Lamb and Mushrooms & Crumbed Lamb Chops with Herbs

Casserole of Lamb and Mushrooms
Any lean lamb may be used in this casserole, but knuckles are my choice because they have a few bones, which add to the flavour, and very little fat, and become tender with slow simmering.
Ingredients

25ml oil

1kg lamb knuckles in 2,5cm slices

Salt and milled black pepper

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

300g mushrooms, wiped and sliced

1 sprig fresh rosemary needles, chopped

35ml flour

250ml seasoned stock

100ml red wine

5ml Worcester sauce

25ml tomato paste

1 bay leaf
Method

Heat oil and brown lamb slices on both sides, then remove to baking dish and season. To pan drippings add onion, garlic, mushrooms and rosemary. Fry over low heat until soft and beginning to brown, then combine with meat in baking dish. Add a nut of butter to pan, if necessary, then stir in flour. Cook 1 minute, stirring, then slowly add stock and wine. When thickened add Worcester sauce, tomato paste, bay leaf and a good pinch sugar. Stir well and then pour over meat and mushrooms. Cover and bake at 180ºC for 1 hour. Remove from oven and stir to mix meat with the gravy. Reduce heat to 160ºC and continue baking, covered, until meat is very tender. Adjust seasoning, remove bay leaf, and ladle over portions of rice. Baked pumpkin and green peas make good, old-fashioned accompaniments. Serves 4.

Crumbed Lamb Chops with Herbs
Dipped in yoghurt and herbs, crumbed and then slowly baked until tender, this is a delicious way of preparing loin or thick rib lamb chops.
Ingredients

1kg chops

200ml plain drinking yoghurt or buttermilk

5ml dried thyme

5ml dried marjoram

10ml garlic salt

10ml prepared mustard

375ml toasted crumbs or 6 wholewheat breakfast biscuits, crushed
Method

Trim chops of excess fat. Mix remaining ingredients, except crumbs. Coat chops with yoghurt mixture, then roll in crumbs, patting on firmly. Chill for at least 2 hours to set crumbs. To bake, preheat oven to 160ºC. Brush one large or two medium shallow baking dishes with oil and heat for 5 minutes in oven. Turn chops once in hot oil, then cover and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for a further 30 minutes or until browned and tender. A potato and onion casserole goes well with this dish. Serves 6.

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Lamb Recipes - Casserole of Lamb and Mushrooms & Crumbed Lamb Chops with Herbs

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