Rice And Mushroom Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup long-grain rice
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon thyme leaves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. in a skillet over medium heat, cook rice, stirring constantly, until rice is golden, about 5 minutes (it's no mistake that the rice is 'dry fried' so don't add any butter). pour rice into a 1-quart casserole dish.
• 2 in same skillet, in 2 tablespoons hot butter, cook mushrooms, onion and celery until tender, about 5 minutes. add remaining ingredients and heat to boiling.
• 3 pour mixture from skillet over rice in casserole. cover and bake 35 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
• 4 with a fork, lightly toss 2 tablespoons butter into rice mixture until butter is melted and mixture is fluffy.