Wild Rice With Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 cup wild rice
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 pound pork sausage, crumbled
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 large acorn squash, quartered lengthwise and seeded
• 3 cups cooked Brussels sprouts or peas

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

    304 calories; 14 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 33 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 13 grams protein; 39 milligrams cholesterol; 437 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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8 servings

Preparation

1. Pour boiling water over rice and let stand 10 minutes; drain.
2. Cook sausage until most of the fat has been rendered; drain fat. Add sausage to rice and place in 9 by 13 inch baking dish or similar shallow casserole.
3. Place squash quarters on top of sausage and rice; cover tightly and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Just before serving, fill squash quarters with cooked Brussels sprouts.

• This is a favorite regional specialty wherever wild rice is grown.

2 hours