Mushroom Wild Rice
["4 c water", "1 c uncooked wild rice", "1 t butter or margarine", "1-1/2 t salt, divided", "1/2 c uncooked brown rice", "8 bacon strips, diced", "2 c sliced fresh mushrooms", "1 large onion, chopped", "1 medium green pepper, chopped", "1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped", "1 celery rib, thinly sliced", "1-14 1/2 oz can beef broth", "2 T cornstarch", "1/4 c cold water", "1/2 c slivered almonds"]
["In a large saucepan, bring water, wild rice, butter and 1/2 t salt to a boil.", "Reduce heat; cover and simmer 40 minutes.", "Stir in brown rice and cover and simmer 25-30 minutes longer until rice is tender.", "While rice is cooking, brown bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon and drain, leaving 2 T of the bacon drippings in the pan.", "Saute the mushrooms, onions, peppers and celery in the drippings until they are tender. Stir in broth and remaining salt and bring mixture to a boil.", "Combine the cornstarch and cold water until smooth and stir into the mushroom mixture.", "Cook 2 minutes until thickened then stir in almonds and bacon pieces.", "Drain the rice and add mushroom mixture."]
["water", "wild rice", "butter", "salt", "brown rice", "bacon", "mushrooms", "onion", "green pepper", "sweet red pepper", "celery", "beef broth", "T", "cold water", "almonds"]