Make your meal shine with a side dish worthy of your table! Wild Rice, Mushroom & Broccoli Skillet Side could easily take center stage, but I love to serve it along with a favorite main dish.
I feel like sides sometimes get shuffled, well, off to the side without being given much
thought. I’m guilty of doing it, for sure. Sometimes I’ll just throw together a simple salad
and serve it next to the main dish. Nothing wrong with that, but sometimes a little more
creativity is appreciated.
Good thing I have a new go-to: Wild Rice, Mushroom & Broccoli Skillet Side is full of great flavor and perfect with so many main dishes. I’ve partnered with Swanson® and used its bottled Natural Goodness® Chicken Broth for this recipe. I love this broth because it’s lower in sodium than some of the other broths (it has 1/3 less sodium than regular Swanson® Chicken Broth), and because the quality ingredients shine through to enhance your recipes.
This broth comes in a twist-cap bottle with a measuring strip on the side – the perfect way to tell how much you have left for your next great dish! If you’d like to make this a vegetarian dish, use one of the Swanson® vegetable broths.
Whether you serve Wild Rice, Mushroom & Broccoli Skillet Side along with your main dish, or if you’re like me and indulge in all the sides possible, you won’t be disappointed. A hearty side dish with great flavors, colors, and textures is always welcome!
If you love rice, try my recipe for Pomegranate-Rosemary Risotto.
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Serves 6
This dish is hearty and full of great flavor. It makes a fabulous side dish that will help your meal shine!
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice (this should make about 3 cups, cooked)
- 2-1/4 cups bottled Swanson® Natural Goodness® Chicken Broth, divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1-1/2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 green onions, ends trimmed, cut into small pieces, divided
- 6 ounces sliced Portobello mushrooms (I diced about 2/3, and left the other pieces
- whole)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Add the uncooked wild rice, 2 cups broth, and olive oil to a pan. Stir and cook according to package directions.
- When the rice has about 5 minutes left of cooking time, steam the broccoli, just slightly, in the microwave for a minute or so. Remove and drain. Chop into small pieces, including the stem.
- Add the butter to a large skillet over medium heat. When melted, add all but just a few pieces of the green onion. Cook for about 3 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms to the skillet along with the 1/4 cup of remaining broth. Cook for 2 minutes, then add the broccoli, thyme, salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine, and cook for another minute or so, to warm through.
- Add 2 cups of the cooked rice to the skillet (reserve the remaining rice for another use). Toss to combine and cook for a minute or so to warm through. Add the walnut pieces, mix, and transfer to a serving bowl.
- Serve warm garnished with the remaining green onion pieces.
Notes
To make this dish vegetarian, use one of the available Swanson® vegetable broths.
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