Mickey Mouse Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• 12 c margarine or butter chicken fat can also be used
• 1 clove garlic finely chopped
• 1 c chopped onion
• 1 c chopped celery
• 1 c chopped mushrooms
• 2 c raw rice
• 4 c chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Melt margarine in a large skillet and saute garlic onion celery and mushrooms until tender not browned
2. Add rice and stir until each grain is coated
3. Add chicken broth bay leaf salt and pepper
4. Bring to a boil
5. Transfer to buttered 2-quart casserole Cover and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and all liquid absorbed
6. Remove bay leaf before serving