Rice And Vegetable Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup chopped green peppers or 1/2 cup sweet red pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
• 1/2 cup chopped celery or 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers, drained
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice or 1 1/2 cups bulgur or 1 1/2 cups wheat berries or 1 1/2 cups barley
• 0.5 (8 ounce) container cream cheese (1/2 cup)
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• milk
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook sweet pepper, onion, celery (if using), and garlic in margarin or butter till vegetables are tender.
• 2 meanwhile, in a bowl, combine cooked rice, cream cheese, chili peppers (if using), basil, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. stir in vegetable mixture. transfer to a 1-quart casserole. bake, covered, in a 375 degree ocen about 25 minutes or till heated through. if mixture seems stiff, stir in milk, a tablespoon at a time, to moisten. sprinkle with cheese. bake 2 to 3 minutes more ot till cheese melts.