Turn the Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot on high sear/sauté and melt the butter. Add the onions, celery, carrots, and seasonings (except the bay leaf). Stir and sauté for 3-5 minutes.
1-2 teaspoons fine grind sea salt, ½-1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 Tablespoons butter, 1 large onion, 3 stalks celery, 3 carrots, 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Add the rice and stir. Sauté on high for 1 minute.
¼ cup wild rice, ¼ cup white rice, ¼ cup brown rice
Deglaze with turkey broth and scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure nothing has stuck to the botom.
6 cups Turkey Bone Broth
Add in the turkey and bay leaf. Close the pressure lid and turn the valve to seal. Pressure cook for 5 minutes with an immediate release of pressure. See recipe notes if you want the wild rice slighly less chewy.
1 bay leaf, 2 cups turkey (leftover or raw)
Taste for seasonings and adjust as needed. Serve and Enjoy!
Stovetop Instructions
In a large pot or Dutch oven melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the celery, carrots, onions, and seasonings and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add the rice and sauté for 1 minute. Add the turkey broth (increase to 7 cups) and chopped turkey. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the rice and vegetables are cooked to your liking.
Taste for seasonings and adjust as needed. Serve and Enjoy!
If you are unsure how seasoned your broth is, start with 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper and add more after pressure cooking if needed. My bone broth was very lightly seasoned, and I used 2 teaspoons of fine-grind sea salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper. You can also use ¾ cup of any type of rice you have on hand or ¾ cup of a wild rice blend. Refer to the chart below for changes in cooking times.
¾ cup of wild rice blend or your own blend that includes wild rice: 5 minutes of PC time with an immediate release for chewier wild rice and a 7-10 minute natural release followed by a manual release of pressure for slightly softer wild rice.
¾ cup of white rice: decrease the PC time to 3 minutes with an immediate release of pressure.
¾ cup of brown rice: 5 minutes PC time with an immediate release of pressure.
Combination of brown and white rice: 5 minutes PC time with an immediate release of pressure.