Easy Comfort Food {Side Dishes}

Brrrrrr, it's cold outside! And when it's cold out, I don't know about you, but I want warm comfort food. Today I'm offering 2 delicious side dishes that are easy to make and seriously hit the spot! I made both of these as part of our Christmas dinner(hence the red table cloth) and everyone went back for seconds! Bon Appetit!

Fruit & Nut Wild Rice
1 box long grain and wild rice (Uncle Ben's), with seasoning pack
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 celery ribs, finely chipped
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 (7 oz) package mixed dried fruit(I actually used several snack packs so I had a combination of dried raisins, dried berries, and dried tripical fruit)
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted
1/4 tsp pepper
Cook rice according to package directions substituting the 1/2 cup chicken broth for 1/2 cup water called for. Just as water & rice come to a boil, add in the onion, celery, and dried fruit. Continue with package directions. Once rice is cooked, stir in nuts and pepper and serve.

Broccoli Casserole
2 (10 oz) boxed frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
2 eggs beaten
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tsp dried onion
1/2-3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup(or more) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
large can of French's fried onions
Combine first 6 ingredients together. Mix in about 3/4 of the can of fried onions. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Top with remaining onions and cook 5 more minutes.