Creamy Mushroom Wild Rice Recipe is the absolute best, easy to make in one pan wild rice!  This rice is a perfect meatless main or side dish for any occasion!

creamy mushroom wild rice

I know some of you regular readers follow along with me on my Instagram stories and have been patiently waiting for this recipe!  My daughter doesn’t eat a whole lot of meat, so I am constantly trying new things that are quick and easy for me to make for her.  She and everyone else in the house loved this creamy wild rice!  I love that it only takes 20 minutes and one pot to make.  It’s a really nice side dish for dinner with Chicken Thighs!

 

How to Cook Wild Rice:

To start, you will heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute your onions, garlic, and mushrooms just until the vegetables are soft.  This will take about 3-5 minutes.

sauteed mushrooms for wild rice

Once your vegetables are tender, you can add your seasonings, wild rice, and broth to the pan.  Stir the mixture and allow it to come to a boil.  Once it’s boiling you will cover the pan and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.  Keep in mind that you must bring this to a boil first, and you must maintain a simmer during the full cooking time otherwise your rice will not cook through.

wild rice recipe

After the 15 minutes of cooking time is up, remove your rice from the heat and allow it to stand, covered for 5 minutes.  Next, you can stir in the heavy cream and parmesan cheese, just until the cheese is melted.  Then, the rice is ready to serve!

how to cook wild rice with mushrooms

Enjoy!

~Nichole

4.95 from 57 votes

Creamy Mushroom Wild Rice Recipe

Creamy Mushroom Wild Rice Recipe is the absolute best, easy to make in one pan wild rice!  This rice is a perfect meatless main or side dish for any occasion!
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 25 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add the onions and sliced mushrooms to the pan. Cook and stir occasionally until the vegetables are soft.
  • Add the minced garlic and stir for one minute.
  • Season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
  • Add the broth and rice to the pan. Let the mixture come to a boil then reduce heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and allow the rice to stand for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the lid and stir in the heavy cream and parmesan cheese.

Notes

**NOTE:  Cooking times for wild rice can vary.  The rice that I purchased is a wild rice blend that takes 15 minutes to cook.  Please be aware of this and check your package directions.  Any long grain rice such as long grain white rice, basmati, or jasmine rice will work for this recipe.

Additional Info

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
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  1. 5 stars
    We made this rice last night and everyone loved it! Definitely going to make it again.

    I couldn’t find any quick-cooking basmati wild rice. I’d love to know which brand you found.

    Thank you!

  2. 5 stars
    Thank you so much for this recipe! I didn’t have a couple of the ingredients on hand like heavy cream, broth, Italian seasoning, or parmesan so I simply used water for the broth and added a mix of my own seasonings on hand (Himalayan pink salt, curry powder, cumin, paprika, dried rosemary, and dried thyme). Came out amazing!!! Hubby took thirds! I’ll have to try this again with all the things I had missing!