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Creamy Wild Rice & Vegetable Casserole

Here's how you make Creamy Wild Rice & Vegetable Casserole
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  • Servings: 7
  • Prep: 45m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 7 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup diced potato (red or yukon gold)
  • 1/4 cup sliced carrot
  • 1/3 cup yellow onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup cashews (heaping, raw)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon prepared mustard
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup rice (brown, whole grain)
  • 40 grams wild rice, (1/4 cup, or any colorful rice mix)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 can (15 ounce) lentils (rinsed and drained)
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetables (frozen, mixed root vegetables)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar snap peas
  • 2 1/2 ounces mushrooms (4 fresh white button mushrooms, or other type, sliced)
  • 2 celery stalks (chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

  • Step 2: First, make the sauce: In a small sauce pan, boil potato, carrot, onion, cashews, and the 1 cup water for about 12 minutes or until vegetables are cooked.

  • Step 3: Place salt, season salt, garlic, paprika, nutritional yeast, black pepper, mustard, and lemon juice in a blender. When vegetables are cooked, add them (and their water) into the blender with the seasonings.

  • Step 4: Blend on high for about one minute, or until very creamy. Set aside.

  • Step 5: Next, make the rice: Add both types rice in a medium saucepan with the 2 cups water and boil for about 40 minutes, or until done.

  • Step 6: Finally, assemble the casserole: In a large bowl, stir together the vegetables, lentils, and cooked rice. Season with salt and Italian seasonings.

  • Step 7: Add in the prepared sauce, stirring gently until the rice, lentils, and vegetables are coated.

  • Step 8: Spread in a sprayed 9 x 11 casserole dish, sprinkle with dried parsley, and cover with foil.

  • Step 9: Bake in preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until warmed through.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Blender

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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