MUSHROOM RISOTTO

(RECIPE POSTED BY ANGELA BEADLE CORCORAN)

8 cups chicken broth
3 tbls. Olive oil, divided
4 finely chopped shallots, divided
2 crushed garlic cloves, divided
2 cups Portobello mushrooms
2 tbls. Fresh parsley, finely chopped
2 tbls. Butter
2 cups Arborio rice
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Use large, deep fry pan, preferably heavy, heat and add 1 tbls. Olive oil, add shallots and garlic, cook until well done, translucent, approx. 5 min, add chopped mushrooms, I scooped out gills as not to make rice grey, add butter and parsley, cook, seasoning with salt and pepper when almost done. Set aside.
In same pan, add 2 tbls. Olive oil, heat, add other ½ onion and clove of garlic, cook till translucent, add rice and stir quickly, so the rice doesn’t brown. Stir until the rice looks translucent, approx . 1 min.
Stir in white wine, and cook until nearly all is evaporated, stirring constantly.
Very important to stir constantly throughout the rest of recipe.
Have your chicken stock simmering on the stove; it is important that it is hot.
Ladle 1 cup of broth to rice, and stir until it is almost all absorbed, add another cup of broth, stir until almost all is absorbed, continue this until all 8 cups of broth is gone. This should take 30-40 min., I know, but it is so worth doing it right!!
When almost all the liquid is absorbed, add the mushroom mix and the cheese, cook until melted.
ENJOY!
 

BAKED RICE AND MUSHROOMS

1 can onion soup
1 can chicken broth
1 can mushroom pieces
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups regular rice (no minute rice)

Mix all the ingredients together and bake uncovered at 350'F for 1 hour.

*MICROWAVE RICE*

1 cup long grain rice
2 1/4 cups water
Pinch of salt

Place in a 3 qt. casserole.
Cover.
Microwave for 20 minutes, stir after 10 minutes. Makes nice fluffy rice. :))

BEEF FLAVORED RICE

(RECIPE POSTED BY ROBIN HENRY)

3 cans Campbell's Beef Consome'
20 oz. water

Bring this the liquids to a boil (do not add salt)
3 C. uncooked white rice (brown if you prefer); add this to the boiling liquids stir well, and turn heat down to simmer..cook 20-25 minutes

While rice is cooking chop one large onion and sautee' in 2-4 Tble. spoons of butter/margarine when the rice is almost done. When onions are tender add them and 1-2 teaspoons of salt, and toss well.
Serve with steak, roast, pork chops for a nice change over your mashed, baked, fried potatoes.

BROCCOLI CHEESE CASSEROLE

(one of my favorite veggie casserole)

1 bag of frozen broccoli, or you may use fresh if you prefer
1 small jar of Cheez Whiz
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of mushroom (small or large depending on taste)
1 1/2 cups of rice (uncooked)
Onion, diced according to taste
Boil broccoli until done.

Cook rice with 3 cups water. Mix all ingredients together, plus 1 can milk (use mushroom soup can).
Bake at 375 for 45 minutes to 1 hour.