California Casserole

• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup onions chopped
• 4 cups rice cooked, white
• 2 cups sour cream dairy
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 large bay leaves crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon salt optional
• 18 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 cans green chili peppers halved
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, very old, sharp

1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
2. Lightly grease a 12x8x2 inch baking dish (2-quart).
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 (optional), and pepper; toss lightly to mix well.
5. Layer half the rice mixture in bottom of baking dish, then half of chilies; sprinkle with half of Cheddar cheese; repeat.
6. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes, or until bubbly and hot.
7. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

butter, onions, rice, sour cream, cottage cheese, bay leaves, salt, black pepper, green chili peppers, cheddar cheese

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/california-casserole-40804 (may not work)