creamy rice casserole
i LOVE rice, so having leftovers from the night before i decided i wanted to try something a little different than the usual fried rice. after sifting through the ingredients i had in my fridge and cabinets, and looking over a few recipes for inspiration, i came up with this and it is delish!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter + extra for dish and top
- 1 small sweet onion, minced. i used a shallot
- 1 cup milk
- 2 - eggs
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 1 1/2 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped(not excact measurement)
- 2 cups shredded cheese. (i used montjack + cheddar)
- - couple pinches of cayenne, or to taste i like a lil kick
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chop
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chop
- 1 teaspoon fresh basil, chop
- - salt and pepper
- 1 large tomato. slice half, dice half
- 1/2 - mango, diced
- I ONLY USED HALF THE MANGO BEING THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME MAKING THIS BUT NEXT TIME WILL USE WHOLE FRUIT
- ALSO, MAY ADD A SOME CHICKEN BROTH OR VEG BROTH MAYBE 1/2 C.
How To Make creamy rice casserole
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Step 1Butter a large casserole dish. Preheat oven to 350.
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Step 2In a pan add the 2 tbs butter and onion, saute until translucent. Add the spinach,cook for 3 min. add mango, diced tomato and cayenne stir. remove from heat.
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Step 3In bowl, whisk milk and eggs. Combine rice, cheese, herbs and spinach mixture, pour in milk and eggs, mix well. season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 4Pour into prepared dish,add a few pats of the butter, top with tomato slices, sprinkle tops of tomato with cheese. Bake for 30 min.
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Casseroles
Keyword:
#rice spinach herbs cheese
Ingredient:
Rice/Grains
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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