Wild Rice Stuffing with Wild Mushrooms

INGREDIENTS

• 5 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1 1/4 pounds assorted wild mushrooms (such as crimini and stemmed shiitake), sliced
• 3 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
• 1 1/3 cups wild rice (about one 8-ounce package)
• 1 1/4 cups long-grain white rice
• 1 3/4 cups coarsely chopped dried pears (about 7 ounces; optional)
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
• 4 large onions (about 2 3/4 pounds), halved, thinly sliced
• 3/4 to 1 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley