Crock Pot Hamburger Wild Rice Casserole
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Posted: 10/25/20
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This is a true Minnesotan Hot Dish recipe! An easy Hamburger Wild Rice Casserole that’s made in your Crock Pot for an easy dinner. A mixture of ground beef, celery, Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice, soy sauce, mushrooms and more. It’s comforting, full of flavor and delicious.
Wild rice hamburger casserole is an easy and delicious hot dish you can make in your crock pot! Yep, no need to turn on the oven – just combine everything in your slow cooker and leave it to do its thing.
This is the best dinner when it’s cold and I know a little something about cold weather living in Minnesota! We are all about the cozy, warm dinners and wild rice casserole is a really popular one around here. The recipe I’m sharing today is basically a hamburger hot dish – it’s hearty, filling, and so delicious!
Not a fan of beef? You should try my chicken wild rice casserole – it’s delicious, too!
Why This Recipe Works
- It’s so easy to make! You can have this wild rice casserole prepped and in the crock pot in about 15 minutes.
- You don’t have to babysit it – you can leave it to cook and a few hours later you’ll have a hot and delicious dinner ready to serve.
- There are a few fresh ingredients along with some convenient pantry ingredients – you might already have some of them on hand.
- It’s loaded with flavor and is a complete meal on its own, but it goes with quite a few vegetable sides, too!
If you’re craving some serious comfort food you are going to love this crock pot wild rice casserole!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Ground beef
- Diced onion
- Chopped celery
- Butter
- 1 box Uncle Ben’s Long Grain Wild Rice Original Recipe
- Soy sauce
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Water
- Canned chicken with rice soup
- Canned mushrooms
Products Needed
Make This Recipe in 3 Easy Steps!
Brown: Cook the beef, onion, celery, and butter in a large skillet. Drain off the fat.
Assemble: Place the beef mixture, wild rice, soy sauce, mushroom soup, water, chicken with rice soup, and mushrooms in the crock pot. Stir to combine.
Cook: Cover the crock pot and set it to low. Cook the casserole for four hours.
Side Dish Ideas
One thing I love about this recipe is that you can serve it all on it’s own as a complete meal. Or, you can toss together an easy side dish – here are some that go great with it:
Use your air fryer to make some delicious roasted asparagus or broccoli. They’re both healthy sides that are easy to make.
My glazed carrots or ranch carrots also go great with this hamburger hotdish. The kids always clean their plates when I serve them!
If you really want to treat yourself make a batch of my homemade breadsticks!
You Will Love the Leftovers!
If you have any, that is! This is a great recipe for leftovers because they keep well and reheat well in the microwave for easy lunches. Just store the leftover casserole in an airtight container and you’re good to go!
Simple ingredients and easy prep – I know you are going to love this easy crock pot wild rice casserole recipe! It’s definitely the dinner to make when you want a cozy dinner. Your family will love it!
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Hamburger Wild Rice Casserole
Comforting casserole made in the crock pot and stuffed with hamburger and wild rice!
servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 1/2 c. celery chopped
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 6 oz box Uncle Ben's Long Grain Wild Rice Original Recipe
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 c. water
- 10.5 oz can chicken with rice soup
- 8 oz can pieces and stems mushroom
Instructions
- Brown hamburger, onion, celery and butter. Drain off fat.
- Add the rest of the ingredients to the hamburger mixture.
- Cook for 4 hours on low in the crock pot.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 484kcal (24%), Carbohydrates: 33g (11%), Protein: 30g (60%), Fat: 26g (40%), Saturated Fat: 11g (69%), Cholesterol: 97mg (32%), Sodium: 1217mg (53%), Potassium: 1000mg (29%), Fiber: 5g (21%), Sugar: 4g (4%), Vitamin A: 483IU (10%), Vitamin C: 3mg (4%), Calcium: 67mg (7%), Iron: 4mg (22%)
Tami says
I have made this recipe for years. I add sliced water chestnuts and I also top this hot dish with crunchy oriental noodles.
Dixie Neitzel says
I tried this and is was so simple and delicious!! My husband is a picky eater and he devoured 2 full plates!! Thanks!!
Courtney says
Yay! Love it when picky eaters love the recipes!
Carole Westby says
Are you supposed to add the seasoning packet for rice too??
Dixie Neitzel says
I did
Brenda says
Question: can I use just real wild rice, not uncle ben’s? Would I need to alter the amount of liquids used?
Courtney says
I haven’t tried using regular wild rice. You might have to adjust the liquids and cook time.
Carole Westby says
Based on “too dry “ comment” I didn’t drain the mushrooms- your recipes should specify those things- like include seasoning packet, don’t drain canned/jarred mushrooms. Thx
Donna says
Excellent
Zack says
Followed recipe and directions to a T and the rice was still very crunchy. I had to throw everything away. Definitely needs more liquid. Don’t recommend.
Cheryl says
Do you cook the box of rice
Barb says
Mine was done in 3 hours on low in 6 quart crockpot
Tracy says
We’re not supposed to put the seasoning that comes with the rice in, right?
Julie Evink says
Yes add the seasoning that comes in the rice.
Carolyn D. Chambers says
I would like to try using fresh sliced mushrooms – would there be any adjustment to the water?
Julie Evink says
No I skip them completely and it works great!
DC says
Do you know if leftover freeze well? Thanks!
Julie Evink says
I think it would work fine!
Teresa says
I am gone for 9 hours a day so the 4 hr crock pot method for cooking the Hamburger Wild Rice Casserole isn’t very handy for me. How would I convert this to an instant pot recipe or have you already done that?
Julie Evink says
I’m sorry I haven’t made it in the IP yet.
Mitzi says
If i did this in an instant pot I would follow the directions as listed then put everything in the IP for max 15 min, maybe even 20. I’m gonna try this in my IP.
George says
4 hours on low for a crockpot would equal 30 min in the oven at 325