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!
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.
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.
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!
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Creamy Mushroom Wild Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Small Onion, Diced
- 2 Cloves Garlic, Minced
- 8 Ounces Mushrooms, Sliced
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 2 Cups Chicken or Vegetable Broth
- 1 Cup Wild Rice**
- 1/4 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
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.
Used Beef broth and it gave it such an amazing taste. Was like risotto.
This is SOOOOO delicious. Even my family who don’t like mushrooms LOVE this dish. I added a squeeze of lemon on the plate and it took it to AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!
This took forever to cook, even with wild rice.
Yum! I was looking for a great side to accompany steaks and had wild rice in the pantry that needed to be used, so this recipe was perfect. Delicious and feels upscale while super easy to put together.
Delicious resepie! It goes well with grill salmon and a green salad!
This recipe is delicious! I just made it for the third time today. I had a bag of wild rice I needed to use initially. I didn’t want to simply make soup.
I adjust the seasoning to my taste. I love to add a little extra basil and use less pepper. I also use some white long grain and medium grain rice because it’s fun to play with the texture. I also dice up a few baby carrots to add color. My goodness so good! Thanks again!
I just made this tonight and it was amazing!!! I had a bag of wild rice in the pantry that I felt the need to use up. And I knew I was making something with mushrooms tonight because I was craving them. Looked up mushroom wild rice recipes and Viola! There it was. The best recipe I could have come up with. So good, even my 1.5 year old gobbled it up.
Excellent recipe! I added 1/2 cup of shredded carrots and it was so good. Thank you for this delicious dish
amazing recipe I’ve made it a few times. I have leftover rice in my fridge, could i make it with that? and use chicken seasoning + heavy cream in place for the broth?
Love this! Only thing I added was parsley. Added freshness and elevated it perfectly. Thank you for sharing.