Quail and Wild Rice with Mushroom Gravy

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Quail and wild rice, they just seem to fit. This casserole is both easy to make and absolutely delicious. If you can find wild rice by itself, use it. If not, look for a wild rice blend. Both will taste great, but the wild rice has an earthy, nutty flavor you just don’t get in cultivated rice.

Quail, wild rice, and mushrooms, all flavors that fit well together.

I can almost see a few of you cringe when you see canned mushroom soup on the ingredient list. For you purist, feel free to make your own from scratch. I have used this recipe several times, and it works well. For this particular recipe though, the Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic has just the right flavor and consistency. 

Plate by spooning rice and gravy onto plate and top with one to two quail per person.

Ingredients

8 whole quail

Butter and vegetable oil for browning

 

Mushroom Gravy

8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 can Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic soup

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup chicken broth

 

1.5 cups wild rice

4.5 cups of water

 

Salt and pepper for seasoning

 

Cooking Instructions

The rice takes the longest to prep for this recipe. Start it by heating 4.5 cups of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the rice, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes. Once the rice has finished cooking, fluff with fork and transfer to a 13x9 casserole dish in an even layer about an inch deep.

While the rice cooks, sauté the sliced mushrooms in two tablespoons of butter. Add two teaspoons of salt and cook till mushrooms are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the mushroom soup, heavy cream and chicken broth and bring to a light boil and simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Check for seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.

While the gravy simmers, heat three tablespoons of butter and three of vegetable oil in a cast iron skillet. Season the quail with salt and pepper and brown the quail for two to three minutes per side in the hot oil. You aren’t trying to cook the quail through at this point, just brown the surface for flavor.

Brown the seasoned quail in butter and vegetable oil.

To assemble the dish, pour the mushroom gravy over the rice and stir the two together. Nestle the browned quail into the rice then place the dish into a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Let the casserole rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Nestle the quail into the rice and gravy before baking.

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