Cheese Rice Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 2 cups shredded cheese, of your choice (i prefer a mix of mozzerella and cheddar, but whatever suits your taste buds!)
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat to boil first 5 ingredients, stirring once.
• 2 reduce heat and cover, simmering for 14 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat and fluff rice, then cover for another 5-10 minutes to allow it to steam.
• 4 in greased 9x13 pan, layer half of the ingredients in this order:rice, onion, green pepper, and your choice cheese (not the parmesan!) repeat previous step.
• 5 mix together eggs and milk, pour over the rice mix.
• 6 sprinkle with parmesan.
• 7 cook uncovered at 325 degrees until set, approx.
• 8 50 minutes.
• 9 let stand for 10-15 minutes, then cut into squares and serve!
• 10 **ifyou want to prepare it ahead of time, simply stop after you sprinkle on the parmesan, cover and stick it in the fridge.
• 11 cook within 24 hours.