Texas Rice

Submitted by windhorse23

"Another one of those "been in the family" dishes. It's a good vegetarian main dish, a great tex-mex side dish and great for potluck meals."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 cups cooked rice (about 1 1/2 cups uncooked)
• 1 cup cottage cheese (not lowfat)
• 1 (3 ounce) can chopped green chilies or (3 ounce) can jalapenos, depending on how hot you like
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese or 2 cups monterey jack cheese

directions

1. Grease an 8x12 pan.
2. Saute onion in butter until soft.
3. Combine with rest of ingredients.
4. Sprinkle with paprika for color, if desired.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-35 minutes.

Reviews

[Kathy228]

I made this for Pick-A-Chef. I'm glad I picked Windhorse, because this rice was just excellent. The peppers I used were jalapenos and the cheese I chose was Jack. I only used two peppers but thought I should have used three because I like the heat. I also added 2-tbsp chopped red pepper for color. It was easy to make and the baking time was exact. How good this would be to take to a buffet. I love this and will be making it often. Thanks for a keeper of a recipe!

 

[Sherrie-pie]

I'm not sure if this is an honest review, as a) I forgot the peppers b)had no sour cream or cottage cheese and used creme freche and a pot of cheese spread. I also added a clove of garlic. And it was delicious!