California Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cups freshly cooked rice
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 cup cream-style cottage cheese
• 1 large bay leaf, crumbled
• 3 (4 ounce) cans green chilies, drained & halved lengthwise leaving seeds
• 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat over 375.
• 2 grease 12x8x2 pan or 2 qt casserole . saute onions in butter 5 minutes until golden.
• 3 remove from heat, stir in fluffy rice, sour cream, cottage cheese, bay leaf, salt and pepper, toss lightly.
• 4 layer half the rice mixture in casserole, then half chilies, cover with 1/2 cheese, repeat.
• 5 bake uncovered 25 minutes until hot. sprinkle with parsley.
• 6 serves 8.