We’ve dressed up this one-pot wild rice dish with rich sausage, fragrant herbs, and earthy mushrooms. During the holidays, it can be a decadent alternative to traditional stuffing, but it’s also a comforting and elegant dish for any time of the year.
One-Pot Sausage & Mushroom Wild Rice
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 40 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 lb bulk sausage
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 8 oz sliced fresh white mushrooms
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted, if desired

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until cooked through. Drain, and set aside.
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Step2Clean out Dutch oven; melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add onions and thyme; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions begin to brown and soften. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and stir to melt; stir in mushrooms and celery. Increase heat to medium-high; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms release juices and then brown.
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Step3Stir in wine; simmer 3 to 4 minutes, scraping pan to release browned bits. Once liquid is almost evaporated, stir in sausage, broth and whipping cream; stir in wild rice. Heat to boiling over high heat; cover, and cook over medium-low heat 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, without stirring, until rice is tender. Top with parsley and walnuts.
Nutrition
470
Calories
31g
Total Fat
18g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: About 1 Cup
- Calories
- 470
- Calories from Fat
- 280
- Total Fat
- 31g
- 48%
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- 66%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 850mg
- 35%
- Potassium
- 530mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 18g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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