I think the photo recipe uses potatoes rather than the 6 cups wild rice? Or maybe water chestnuts, either would be great substitutions for the wild rice! (Or substitute white rice, or do a combination of rices, or add sliced parboiled potatoes (or canned?) and water chesnuts in some combination of all four!)
Yum! (And Somewhere in my head I imagine fried Chicken Thighs tucked in under that cheese topping too!)
Yummy.....your versions sound great.