2025 Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council’s Get Wild with Wild Rice Recipe Contest

Entry Deadline: June 9, 2025
Categories: Recipe Contests
2025 Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council’s Get Wild with Wild Rice Recipe Contest

General Information

Love to cook? Have a wild idea for a recipe? Enter the 16th Annual Wild Rice Recipe Contest and get rewarded for your creativity!

Each Recipe Must
– Use at least 1/4 cup of cooked wild rice per serving
– Feature at least one sponsor product from from Just Bare®, Minnesota Beef Council, Minnesota Pork Board, Minnesota Turkey Research & Promotion Council, and Northern Canola Growers Association.
– Be your own creation

You may submit one recipe per category: Appetizer, Soup, Salad, Entree, or Side (submit each recipe separately).

Each typed entry must include: Your name and contact info (address, phone, email); recipe title and category; sponsor product(s) used; amount of cooked wild rice used; complete ingredient list (in order used); step-by-step directions (include cooking times, temperature, pan size, etc.); number of servings; a photo of the recipe.

Entries are judged on
– taste
– ease of preparation
– use of wild rice and sponsor products
– creativity

Up to 16 finalists will be selected.

Prizes / Awards / Medals / Ribbons

Grand Prize – $500.00 (panel of judges)
People’s Choice – $250.00
Finalists – Included in 2025-2026 brochure/3 pounds of wild rice/choice of two admission tickets to the Minnesota State Fair or one wild rice t-shirt/cap.

One finalist will receive a Golden Ticket qualifying them for the 2025 World Food Championships, the premier food sport competition, allowing cooks to compete for food, fame, and fortune.

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