Rice Con Queso

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups cooked brown rice, seasoned with salt and pepper
• 1 1/3 cups cooked black beans (or black-eyed peas, pinto beans, etc.)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can chilies, chopped
• 1/2 lb ricotta cheese, thinned with a little low-fat milk (or thin with some yogurt)
• 3/4 lb shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• chopped black olives (optional)
• onion (optional)
• fresh parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 fahrenheit.
• 2 mix together cooked rice, cooked beans, garlic, onion, and chiles. in a casserole, spread alternating layers of the rice-beans mixture, ricotta cheese, and jack cheese, ending with a layer of rice and beans.
• 3 bake for 30 minutes. during the last few minutes of baking, sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top. garnish before serving.