Ronald Reagan's Rancho Rice

Rice,Cheese, Green Chilie Casserole. I'm posting this for the 2008 Election Eats Tag.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup onion (chopped)
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 4  cups rice (cooked)
• 2  cups sour cream
• 1  cup cottage cheese
• 1  bay leaf
•  salt and pepper
• 16  ounces green chilies (whole or canned)
• 2  cups colby cheese or 2  cups  longhorn cheese, shredded

Directions

1. Saute onion in butter until limp, add rice,cottage cheese, bay leaf, salt & pepper, mix well.
2. In a greased casserole dish, layer rice mixture, chilies, 1/2 cup cheese; repeat ending with a layer of rice. (reserve 1/3 cup cheese for topping).
3. Bake for 25 minute at 375°F; remove from oven top with 1/3 cup cheese and bake 10 minutes longer.