Creole Baked Cheese Rice

Mirj's Note:

I found this on a Cajun website, and I'm so happy I did.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 cups cooked rice
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups milk or 1 1/4 cups half-and-half cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• Tabasco sauce

Directions:

1. Arrange alternate layers of rice, cheese, peppers, and onion in buttered baking dish.
2. Mix eggs, milk, salt, and pepper (and pepper sauce) and pour over rice and cheese.
3. Top with breadcrumbs and butter.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until set.

Reviews

[Fauve]

This produced a wonderfully filling, but meatless meal! My kids even asked for seconds! This casserole scores big thumbs-up in all areas: it's very colorful, has great texture, is easy and inexpensive to prepare, and the taste was excellent! One note, I do suggest serving this with salsa and sour cream alongside. Perfect taste combo! Thanks, Mirj for a tasty, economical meal that we all loved.

[Julcuz]

This was excellent!! I used skim milk, red pepper and regular breadcrumbs, but substituted hot pepper rings for the tabasco (it's what I had), and it was delicious! The BF loved it, so we'll be making it again for sure :-)