Recipe - Rancho California Rice

1 cup Onion, chopped
4 tablespoon Butter
4 cup Rice, cooked
2 cup Sour cream
1 cup Cottage cheese
1 Bay leaf, crumbled
Salt & Pepper, to taste
16 ounce Whole green chilis (canned)
2 cup Grated cheddar

Saute onions in butter until limp. Add rice, sourcream, cottage cheese, bay
leaf, salt & pepper. Mix well. In greased cassarole dish, put a layer of
rice mixture, a layer of chilies (seeded and cut into strips), and One half cup
cheddar. Repeat (save 1/3 C cheddar) ending with a layer of rice. Bake for
25 min in 375F oven. Top with remaining cheese, and bake 10 more minutes

Source: US Bicenntennial commemmorative cookbook Governor Ronald Reagan,
California

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