CHICKEN WILD RICE CASSEROLE 
2 (3 lb.) fryer chickens
1 c. water
1 c. dry sherry
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1 med. onion, sliced
1/2 c. celery
1 lb. fresh mushrooms
1/4 c. butter
2 (6 oz.) pkgs. long grain & wild rice with seasonings
1 c. sour cream
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup

Place chicken in a deep pot. Add water, sherry, salt, curry, onion and celery. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until done, 1 hour. Remove from heat. Strain broth. Refrigerate chicken and broth at once without cooling. When cool, skin and debone chicken. Discard skin and bones. Cut chicken into bite size pieces.

Rinse mushrooms and pat dry. Slice mushrooms and saute in butter until golden, 5 minutes. Reserve some whole caps to garnish top of casserole. Measure chicken broth. Use as part of liquid to cook rice. Follow directions for firm rice on box. Combine chicken, mushrooms and rice in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart casserole. Blend in mushroom soup, with sour cream and then toss with chicken- rice mixture. Arrange mushrooms on top. (Cover and refrigerate overnight if desired.) To heat, bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

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Chicken Wild Rice Casserole
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 Betty Andrews says:
This is similar to the way I make chicken-rice casserole. I cook whole, cleaned chicken in enough water to cover to which I've I added chopped celery, chopped onion, chicken bouillon, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Taste as it cooks. When chicken is done I de-bone the chicken, measure enough broth for the amount of dry rice I'll need for an 9" x 12" casserole which usually is about 2 cups of dry white rice, then add the rice and chicken along with a large can of cream of mushroom soup back to the pot. I do a taste test at this point and adjust as necessary. I heat the ingredients before putting everything in the baking pan. I bake it at 350°F., covered, for an hour. I'm not good at measuring when I cook, only when I bake. I hope this works for whoever makes this recipe.

 

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