Beef And Wild Rice Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 2/3 cups hot water
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon or 2 teaspoons beef base
• 2/3 cup wild rice, uncooked
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 cups zucchini, shredded
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 4 scallions or 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed low-fat cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup long grain rice, uncooked
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in 2-quart baking dish, combine boiling hot water, beef bouillion and wild rice; set aside.
• 3 in large skillet, brown meat and pour off any fat.
• 4 stir in zucchini, celery, onion and garlic; cook until tender.
• 5 add soup, long grain rice and pepper.
• 6 transfer meat mixture to wild rice mixture in baking dish and mix well.
• 7 cover with tight foil.
• 8 bake 90 minutes at 350.