Pat's Almond Rice Casserole
Pat's Almond Rice Casserole

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pat's almond rice casserole. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This recipe was catered in for my sister's wedding. Everyone wanted the recipe, it is sooo good! This casserole is a family favorite and a "must make".

Pat's Almond Rice Casserole is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Pat's Almond Rice Casserole is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pat's almond rice casserole using 11 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pat's Almond Rice Casserole:
  1. Prepare 2 lb lean ground beef
  2. Prepare 2 box Lipton dry Chicken Noodle Soup
  3. Prepare 2 1/2 cup Minute Rice
  4. Take 1 bunch celery
  5. Get 3 green bell peppers
  6. Prepare 4 tbsp chopped garlic added to meat while cooking
  7. Get 1 tbsp salt added to meat while cooking
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp black pepper added to meat while cooking
  9. Prepare 1/2 cup dried parsley
  10. Get 3/4 cup sliced almonds
  11. Prepare 2 lb lean ground pork sausage

Now it's my husband's favorite too. Sausage is a nice change from beef in this casserole. Add rice to remaining soup mixture. Cut chicken breasts into thirds and place on top of rice and soup.

Instructions to make Pat's Almond Rice Casserole:
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Brown meat with salt, pepper, and garlic, crumbling as it cooks. Chop celery and green peppers, not too fine, and not too course, add to meat along with the dried parsley and almonds and cook till tender. Do not overcook veggies. In large pot boil 9 cups water then add 3 pkgs. of the Lipton soup, bring to boil and cook on Med. high heat for 7 minutes. Add the Minute. Rice and cook additional 7 mins. Add the meat and veggie mix to the soup and rice and mix well (add more seasonings to taste) Put the mixture in a large casserole dish (this makes a very large amount). Garnish with some almonds on top, cover and bake 45 minutes. I like to serve it with a green salad and dinner rolls. This is a great dish to take to buffets or any function where you need to feed a lot of people and is always a hit. Enjoy!

Pour remaining cup of soup over all. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, parsley and almonds on top. This is a flavorful rice casserole with sausage and slivered almonds Use bulk fresh chorizo in the casserole pictured, but a regular or spicy breakfast sausage, turkey sausage, or Italian sausage would add flavor as well. It's a Cajun blend of ingredients, starting with the "holy trinity" of celery, bell pepper. I had this at a potluck made by this little old lady named Melba.

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