Turkey And Brown Rice Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 3/4 cups beef broth or 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup red pepper, chopped
• 1 cup 75% low-fat cheddar cheese, grated and divided
• 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrot, cooked
• 2 cups cooked turkey, diced
• 2 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs

Recipe

• 1 cook brown rice according to package directions.
• 2 while rice is cooking, pour broth into a large sauce pan.
• 3 whisk in whole wheat flour.
• 4 cook and stir with whisk, over medium heat, until mixture thickens and begins to bubble.
• 5 lower heat to low and stir in poultry seasoning and black pepper.
• 6 stir in half of the cheddar cheese and mix until cheese melts.
• 7 stir in red pepper and onion.
• 8 when rice is cooked add to pan with broth mixture along with cooked turkey and cooked peas and carrots.
• 9 spray a square or round casserole dish with cooking spray.
• 10 pour contents of pan into casserole dish.
• 11 sprinkle top with remaining cheddar cheese and then bread crumbs.
• 12 bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.