California Casserole

• 1/4 c. butter or margarine
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 4 c. freshly cooked white rice
• 2 c. sour cream
• 1 c. cream-style cottage cheese
• 1 large bay leaf, crumbled
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 3 (4 oz. size) cans green chiles, drained, halved lengthwise, leaving seeds
• 2 c. grated sharp natural Cheddar cheese
• chopped parsley

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
2. Lightly grease a 12 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish.
3. In hot butter in large skillet, saute onion until golden, about 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat; stir in hot rice, sour cream, cottage cheese, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
5. Toss lightly to mix well.
6. Layer half the rice mixture in bottom of baking dish, then half the chiles.
7. Sprinkle with half the cheese.
8. Repeat the layers.
9. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes, or until bubbly and hot. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

butter, onion, freshly cooked white rice, sour cream, creamstyle cottage cheese, bay leaf, salt, pepper, green chiles, cheddar cheese, parsley

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=396931 (may not work)