Ronald Reagan's Rancho Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 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.