California Casserole

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter or margarine
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Onion - chopped
4 cups	640g / 22oz	White rice - freshly cooked
2 cups	474ml	Dairy sour cream
1 cup	237ml	Creamed cottage cheese
1 cup	40g / 1.4oz	Bay leaf - crumbled (large)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt - optional
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Pepper
3		Green chilies - drained, halved length (4 oz each)
		Seeds
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Sharp natural cheddar cheese - grated
		Parsley - chopped

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F.

Lightly grease a 12 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish (2-quart).

In hot butter in large skillet, saute onion until golden about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in hot rice, sour cream, cottage cheese, bay leaf, salt (optional), and pepper; toss lightly to mix well.

Layer half the rice mixture in bottom of baking dish, then half of chilies; sprinkle with half of Cheddar cheese; repeat.

Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes, or until bubbly and hot. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Source:
McCall's Book of Wonderful One-Dish Meals.

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