Gibbs Favorite Party Recipe or Wild Rice Hot Dish

This favorite recipe comes from Gibbs Wild Rice and was published at least 30 years ago. There is nothing that quite compares to wild rice. Wild rice is actually not a member of the rice family. It is a grain, but like rice it grows in water.

Ingredients

• 1 cup wild rice, uncooked
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can water chestnuts, sliced
• 1 can mushrooms with juice
• 1 can bamboo shoots
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped

Directions
Cook rice according to package directions. Saute onion, green pepper, and celery. Add ground beef and brown. Place all ingredients in a large covered casserole and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Do not add any additional salt.