Perfect Beef, Rice, & Mushroom. Add rice and onion; cook and stir until rice begins to brown. Stir in broth and Italian seasoning; bring to boil. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Perfect Beef, Rice, & Mushroom

You can have Perfect Beef, Rice, & Mushroom using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Perfect Beef, Rice, & Mushroom
  1. It’s 1 can of cream of mushroom.
  2. Prepare 2 cans of beef broth(or 1 32oz carton).
  3. You need 2 tsp of garlic powder.
  4. It’s 2 tbsp of dehydrated onion(or as much diced onion as you prefer).
  5. You need of 1 cup water (added later).
  6. It’s of 1-2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms(or canned and drained).
  7. Prepare of 2 x 6oz. boxes Uncle Ben’s long grain wild rice.
  8. You need of 1 beef bottom round steak(these are cheap and I got one for $2 at local market) any cheap steak will work as it gets chopped and will be tender.
  9. It’s 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of melted butter.

Sauces: Add in soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, or beef consomme for even more flavor. Storing Stick of Butter Rice: This rice is also awesome as a take and bake meal option. Add diced bacon and sauté until crisp and golden. Remove from pan and leave about a tablespoon of rendered bacon fat in the pan.

Perfect Beef, Rice, & Mushroom step by step

  1. Spray the slow cooker with spray and wipe. Add broth, cream of mushroom, onion, butter & garlic powder. Mix well with a wisp. after mixed, add both boxes of rice and 1 of the seasoning packets from the rice and mix more..

  2. Add mushroom(I chopped the fresh slices in thirds)..

  3. Chop the beef before the first step and put in a freezer bag(1/4-1/2” pieces), add the 2nd pack of seasoning from the rice to the bag, seal, and shake and rub the seasoning in good..

  4. Dump the beef from the bag to the slow cooker and mix well..

  5. Slow cook on high and set timer for 4 hours..

  6. At 2.75-3 hours, add 1 cup of water and mix again, replace slow cooker lid..

  7. At 3 1/2 hours, check rice for tenderness and go up to 4 hours if needed(3 hr 35min worked for me) On 2nd attempt, I added water and stirred at 2.75 hours, it was ready at 3 hours and 5 minutes..

  8. Enjoy!!.

To make ordinary rice amazing, add a bay leaf or two during cooking (discard before eating!), or try using chicken, beef or vegetable broth instead of water. If you're using a pressure cooker or rice cooker, getting perfectly fluffy rice is super easy because you're dealing with fewer variables. Still, all of the above tips apply. Bring to a boil, then cover pot with a tight-fitting lid and reduce heat to low, aiming. Use the right ratio of water.