Because turkey is cheap around the holidays, you can create the casserole this creamy casserole and feed a crowd without straining your budget. Try serving it with some green beans, salad, and crescent rolls for an easy and complete meal.
Turkey and Wild Rice Casserole
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Yield: 24 servings
4 6.2-ounce packages fast-cooking long grain and wild rice mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine
8 celery stalks, chopped
2 large onions, chopped
4 8-ounce cans (32 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
10 cups chopped cooked turkey
8 cups (32 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
4 10.75-ounce cans (43 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
4 8-ounce containers (32 ounces) sour cream
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1 cup breadcrumbs
4.5 ounces sliced almonds, toasted
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare the rice mix per the package directions.
In a large stockpot, melt the butter; add the celery and onions and sauté them for 15 minutes, or until tender, not browned.
Retireu la cassola del foc i afegiu-hi les castanyes d'aigua, l'arròs, el gall dindi, 6 tasses de formatge, la sopa, la crema agra, la llet, la sal i el pebre.
Unteu lleugerament el fons i els costats de dos plats de forn de 4 quarts. Aboqueu la meitat de la barreja a cada plat.
Aboqui cada cassola amb 1/2 tassa de pa ratllat; coure durant 55 minuts.
Traieu les cassoles del forn i poseu-hi 1 tassa de formatge i la meitat de les ametlles torrades.
Torneu les cassoles al forn i coure durant 10 minuts, o fins que el formatge s'hagi fos. Deixeu reposar les cassoles durant 10 minuts abans de servir,