Welcome to a culinary journey that combines bold flavors and wholesome ingredients. Our sausage and wild rice dish is not just a meal; it's an experience. This hearty and flavorful dish features succulent sausage, nutty wild rice, and an array of aromatic vegetables, all simmered together to perfection.
Indulge in the traditional version, where juicy pork sausage and earthy wild rice take center stage, or explore variations that incorporate chicken, turkey, or even vegetarian sausage. Each recipe offers a unique twist, from the smoky andouille sausage to the spicy Italian sausage, ensuring there's something for every palate.
Whether you're a seasoned chef or a novice cook, our detailed instructions and helpful tips will guide you through the process. Discover the art of cooking wild rice, and learn how to achieve the perfect balance of flavors and textures.
So, gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and let's embark on a culinary adventure with our sausage and wild rice recipes. From the classic to the contemporary, there's a dish waiting to satisfy your cravings.
ROAST TURKEY WITH WILD RICE, SAUSAGE, AND APPLE STUFFING
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 4h15m
Yield 8 servings of 2/3 cup stuffing and 4 ounces skinless turkey
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the stuffing: Combine the wild rice, water, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and just bursting, about 30 minutes. (Times may very depending on the brand of rice used.) Drain and set aside.
- Adjust an oven rack to lowest position and remove other racks. Preheat to 325 degrees F.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, apple, celery, garlic, thyme, mace, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon and cook until it loses most of its rosy color, but not so much that it's dry, about 5 minutes more. Stir in the cooked wild rice, pecans, and parsley into the vegetable mixture. (This can be made the day before.)
- For the turkey: Remove turkey parts from neck and breast cavities and reserve for other uses, if desired. Dry bird well with paper towels, inside and out. Melt the butter together with the poultry seasoning. Salt and pepper inside the bird cavity. Loosely add the stuffing to the cavity and set the bird on a rack in a roasting pan, breast-side up, and brush generously with the seasoned butter, then season with salt and pepper. Tent the top of the bird with foil.
- Roast the turkey for about 2 hours undisturbed. Remove and discard the foil. Baste with the remaining butter. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F and continue to roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, about 20 to 25 minutes more. Remove turkey from oven and tent with foil for 15 minutes before carving.
SAUSAGE AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE
You can assemble this casserole and refrigerate until ready to bake. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.-Elsie Pritschau, Ravenna, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h35m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; add the rice and sausage. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252 calories, Fat 15g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 890mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
WILD RICE AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE
This recipe is bi-cultural if you will - pork sausage from the South and wild rice from Minnesota, and I have to hand it to those folks from Minnesota on this one. We don't grow wild rice down here, but it is delicious, so I order my wild rice from a reservation store at Leech Lake, Minnesota operated by the Band of Ojibwe. Of course, I will point out that Leech Lake is very near the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Try this recipe - it is simple and delicious.
Provided by The Fat Man
Categories Pork
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 Casserole, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Wash wild rice several times under cold water until water runs clear. Set aside.
- Melt butter in skillet and then fry sausage over medium high heat, breaking up into as small pieces as possible. Do not overcook--cook just until all pink is gone. Remove sausage from skillet and set aside.
- In same skillet saute onion, celery, carrot and bell pepper over medium high heat until just beginning to brown lightly. Toss frequently.
- Add wild rice to skillet and continue to saute a while longer, tossing frequently to coat wild rice with oil but do not let it burn.
- Add salt and black pepper to taste.
- Add Cream of Celery soup to skillet and mix quickly, then add 2 soup cans of water and stir until well mixed.
- When well mixed, add reserved sausage meat and mix thoroughly. Bring to a boil, immediately remove from stove and pour into a buttered casserole (at least 2 qts.) and cover with foil.
- Place in oven and bake. After 30 minutes check and add a small amount of additional water if necessary, and stir well.
- Cook until most liquid is absorbed, but not until casserole is dry, about an hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 622.5, Fat 39.8, SaturatedFat 14.6, Cholesterol 105.4, Sodium 1950.4, Carbohydrate 42.1, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 5.2, Protein 24.9
WILD RICE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING
A picture of this dish should be in the dictionary under "savory". Made this a few times, years ago, to rave reviews and have been looking for the recipe ever since. Found it. I recommend baking it separately in a casserole and don't wait for a holiday. This is good anytime. If you prefer, leave out the bacon and sausage, it's still great. Cooking wild rice is not included in prep or cook times.
Provided by sugarpea
Categories Pork
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Crumble and cook the sausage, drain and set aside.
- Wipe out skillet and add bacon, onion, mushrooms and celery; saute until bacon is crisp and vegetables are slightly softened.
- Add this to the wild rice, along with the oregano, sage and bread crumbs; add cooked sausage; add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake, covered, in an oiled casserole at 350° for 30-40 minutes; add 1/4 to 1/2 cup stock, if needed, for moisture.
CORN AND WILD RICE SOUP WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE
Categories Soup/Stew Food Processor Rice Sauté Kid-Friendly Lunch Sausage Corn Bon Appétit Small Plates
Yield Serves 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring 5 cups broth to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add wild rice and simmer until all liquid evaporates and rice is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, blend 3 3/4 cups corn and 1 1/2 cups chicken broth in processor until thick, almost smooth puree forms. Heat vegetable oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage and sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add carrots and onions and stir 3 minutes. Add remaining 6 cups chicken broth and bring soup to simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer soup 15 minutes.
- Add cooked wild rice, corn puree and remaining 2 1/2 cups corn kernels to soup. Cook until wild rice is very tender and flavors blend, about 15 minutes longer. Mix in half and half. Thin soup with more chicken broth, if desired. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Soup can be prepared 2 days ahead. Refrigerate until cold; cover and keep refrigerated. Rewarm soup over medium-low heat before continuing.)
- Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with chives and parsley and serve.
SUNNY'S QUICK WILD RICE AND SAUSAGE STUFFED SQUASH
Provided by Sunny Anderson
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the squash: Prick the squash all over with a fork. Place on a plate and microwave, flipping halfway through, until cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool until easy to handle.
- Cut off the squash stem, then cut the squash in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop the flesh into a large bowl, discarding the seeds and leaving about 1/4 inch of flesh within the skin to help maintain its shape. Level off the squash halves so they rest without tilting by cutting a tiny slice off each skin side. Place on a baking sheet, flesh-side up.
- Add the rice, bocconcini, raisins, walnuts, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper to the bowl with the scooped squash and mix well to combine.
- For the sausage: Add the olive oil, onions, sausage, curry powder, thyme and salt and pepper to taste to a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook, breaking up the sausage into small crumbles, until the sausage is cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes. Add to the bowl with the squash and stir to combine.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Fill the hollowed squash halves with the mixture and roast it until the cheese melts and the tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the cilantro, drizzle over some olive oil and serve warm.
BROWN AND WILD RICE WITH SAUSAGE AND FENNEL
Categories Pork Rice Side Bon Appétit Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield 2 Main-course or 6 side-dish servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Simmer water and wild rice in small saucepan 20 minutes. Drain.
- Heat heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Fry sausage until cooked through, breaking up sausage with fork, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoons oil to same saucepan. Mix in fennel, bell pepper and fennel seeds and sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Add to sausage. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same saucepan. Add leeks and garlic and sauté until tender and golden, about 8 minutes. Add brown rice and stir 1 minute. Mix in broth and wild rice. Season with pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 40 minutes. Add hot rice to sausage mixture and toss well. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Serve hot.
SMOKED SAUSAGE, BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND WILD RICE SOUP
Provided by Emeril Lagasse
Categories appetizer
Time 3h10m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Season the squash with 1 tablespoon of the oil, salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until tender. Remove from the oven and cool completely. In a blender or food processor, puree the squash with 2 cups of the chicken stock. Puree until smooth and set aside.
- In a saucepan, over medium heat, bring 4 cups of the stock and 1/2 cup of the chopped onions to a simmer. Stir in the rice and cook until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally with a fork. Remove the rice from the pan and cool. In a large saucepan, over medium heat, add the remaining tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, add the sausage and brown for 3 minutes. Add the remaining 2 cups of onions and corn. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 3 minutes. Add the remaining 6 cups of stock and squash puree. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Skim off any fat that rises to the surface. Stir in the rice and continue to cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the half-and-half and reason with salt and pepper. Stir in the parsley and serve.
WILD RICE, SAUSAGE AND FENNEL STUFFING
Categories Rice Side Sauté Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Sausage Fennel Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 6 cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine broth, rice, 1 cup water and fennel seeds in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer until rice is tender, stirring occasionally, about 55 minutes. Drain.
- Sauté sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to paper towels and drain. Add chopped fennel bulbs and onions to drippings in skillet. Sauté over medium-high heat until vegetables are golden, about 10 minutes. Add rice and sausage to skillet. Sauté until heated through, about 3 minutes. Stir in walnuts, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. If serving as side dish, rewarm covered in 350°F. oven for 20 minutes.) Transfer to bowl and serve. If using as stuffing, cool completely and fill bird.
WILD RICE AND SAUSAGE CORN CHOWDER
This makes an amazing hearty chowder with wonderful flavors. Perfect for a fall or winter night. Great recipe I have been making and tweaking for 2 years now. It's easier and better than ever before! You can also modify the ingredients easily to fit your needs and tastes. Reheats well!
Provided by wende sutton
Categories Other Soups
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Cook rice according to package directions but omit any oil or fat additions. Simply add whatever water is directed. Set aside. I usually do the microwave instructions and leave it in there until I'm ready to add to soup.
- 2. In a heavy bottomed soup pot (same one you plan on cooking soup in), add 1 tbsp olive oil and cook sausage until no longer pink. You can leave it in links and slice into thin slices after you cook it or you can open the links and saute sausage like ground beef. I prefer the links, it helps the sausage stand out!
- 3. While sausage is cooking. Small dice onion, carrots, celery, and bell pepper and chop garlic. Set aside.
- 4. Once sausage is finished cooking, remove from pot and set aside. Add remaining olive oil and diced vegetables, chopped garlic and cumin to pot. Saute/sweat veggies until slightly softened and starting to carmelize.
- 5. While vegetables are cooking you can slice sausage into thin bite size disks about 1/4 inch thick. Add sausage back to pot with all chicken broth and frozen corn.
- 6. Simmer soup for 30 minutes.
- 7. Reduce to low and add half and half and chopped cilantro. Add as much or as little as you like just before serving is best.
- 8. This makes a thinner chowder. If you prefer a thick creamy chowder simply add a tablespoon or so of flour to vegetable mixture when it's done, right before you add broth. Stir flour to incorporate and coat mixture cooking slightly. And then continue with chicken broth and frozen corn addition from step 5. Once you add the half and half simmer for 10 minutes to thicken and go to step 6. :)
WILD RICE AND PORK SAUSAGE CASSEROLE
Make and share this Wild Rice and Pork Sausage Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mommyoffour
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook rice according to pkg. directions.
- Fry pork sausage, crumbled, drain off fat.
- Saute onions.
- Mix in flour and stir in cream, salt, thyme, oregano, margarine, slivered almonds and mushrooms.
- Mix in cooked rice and chicken broth.
- Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.
SAUSAGE AND WILD RICE
Since it has just four convenient ingredients, I can put this savory dish on the table for my hungry family in no time at all.-Gaye Whittington, Leesville, South Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large skillet, prepare rice according to package directions. Add beans, corn and sausage. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 468 calories, Fat 16g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 38mg cholesterol, Sodium 1861mg sodium, Carbohydrate 62g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 20g protein.
ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, SQUASH AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE
Steps:
- In 2-quart saucepan, heat rice and water to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 40 to 50 minutes or until tender. Drain off excess water.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2-quart round or oval casserole with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix remaining casserole ingredients. Stir in rice; spoon into casserole.
- In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High about 20 seconds or until melted. Stir in crushed crackers; sprinkle over rice mixture.
- Bake uncovered about 1 hour 10 minutes or until squash is just tender when pierced with fork. (If topping browns too quickly, loosely cover casserole with foil.) Remove from oven. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese and the green onion. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 500, Carbohydrate 54 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 5 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 790 mg, Sugar 5 g, TransFat 1/2 g
SAUSAGE SOUP WITH SPINACH AND WILD RICE
A nice, healthy, wild rice soup with different veggies from your ordinary peas and carrots. This one is sort of Italian inspired. From Cooking Light.
Provided by Ppaperdoll
Categories Rice
Time 1h45m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add wild rice, reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour until rice is cooked. Set aside.
- Cook sausage in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until browned. Stir to crumble. Drain sausage and set aside.
- Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat and saute onion 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Add sausage, 3 cups water, tomato paste, oregano, basil, broth, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simer 20 minutes.
- Stir in cooked wild rice, spinach, salt, and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and serve with Parmesan to sprinkle over.
WILD RICE, GOAT CHEESE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING
This recipe is actually from rissatoo. I just changed it to turkey sausage and feta to check the nutritional info.
Provided by Chef Haileej
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 cup, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Same Directions as the recipe #266913 by rissatoo.
SMOKED SAUSAGE, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, AND WILD RICE SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rub squash halves with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Place on baking sheet flesh down and roast until tender (20-25 minutes). Remove and cool. With a spoon, scoop flesh from squash and place in a food processor or blender with 2 cups of chicken stock and puree on high until smooth. Add 4 cups stock and 1/2 cup of chopped onions to a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add rice and cook, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 45 minutes to an hour. Remove from heat, uncover, and cool. Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in a clean sauecepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until just brown, about 4 minutes. Add remaining 2 cups of onions, corn, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining 6 cups stock and squash puree and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally and skimming off any fat that forms on the surface. Add rice and stir well. Cook for 5 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in half-and-half and parsley.
CHICKEN, SAUSAGE AND CABBAGE STEW WITH WILD RICE
Make and share this Chicken, Sausage and Cabbage Stew with Wild Rice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Karen From Colorado
Categories Stew
Time 8h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients except broth and soup in a 4 qt crock pot.
- Mix broth and soup in a bowl.
- Pour broth mixture over meat and vegetables; stir gently until blended.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours or until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
SAUSAGE AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE RECIPE
Provided by contessawannabe
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 Prepare rice according to package instructions, cooking for about 15 to 20 minutes. Rice should still be watery. Sauté the sausage until browned. Drain off the grease. Sauté the mushrooms in 3 T. butter. In casserole dish mix: rice, sausage, soup, mushrooms, almonds, salt, pepper and curry. (I sprayed my casserole dish with Pam.) Heat through in preheated oven about 30 to 45 min. Can be made up the day before and then cooked. If cold, bake longer. Serves six.
BUDWEISER WILD RICE AND SAUSAGE
Make and share this Budweiser Wild Rice and Sausage recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bill Hilbrich
Categories Rice
Time 1h
Yield 2 Cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Add the Budweiser to the Wild Rice in a 1 quart sauce pan, bring to a quick boil, cover and lower the heat to the minimum.
- Simmer for 45 minutes or until the rice is tender.
- Add the Olive Oil to a hot frying pan, and brown the Sausage.
- When it is nearly cooked, add the Onions and Mushrooms and continue to cook until the Onions are transparent.
- Pour the Wild Rice into the pan, followed by the Black Pepper and stir.
Tips:
- Choose high-quality sausage: Opt for a flavorful sausage that is made with natural ingredients and has a good balance of spices. This will ensure that your dish has a rich and satisfying taste.
- Use wild rice: Wild rice is a healthier and more flavorful alternative to white rice. It is higher in protein and fiber, and it has a nutty flavor that complements the sausage well.
- Sauté the vegetables: Sautéing the vegetables before adding them to the rice mixture helps to bring out their flavor and add a bit of caramelization.
- Use a flavorful broth: The broth that you use to cook the rice will add a lot of flavor to the dish. Choose a broth that is flavorful and complements the sausage and vegetables that you are using.
- Season the dish well: Don't be afraid to season the dish well with salt and pepper. This will help to enhance the flavors of the sausage, vegetables, and rice.
Conclusion:
Sausage and wild rice is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a few simple tips, you can create a delicious and satisfying dish that the whole family will enjoy.
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