Title: California casserole
 Categories: Cheese/eggs, Casseroles
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
    1/4 c  Butter or margarine
      1 c  Onion; chopped
      4 c  White rice; freshly cooked
      2 c  Dairy sour cream
      1 c  Creamed cottage cheese
      1 lg Bay leaf; crumbled
    1/2 ts Salt; optional
    1/8 ts Pepper
      3 cn (4 oz each) green chilies
           -drained, halved lengthwise
           -leaving seeds
      2 c  Sharp natural cheddar cheese
           -grated
           Parsley; chopped
 
  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Lightly grease a 12 x 8 x 2-inch
  baking dish (2-quart).  In hot butter in large skillet, saute onion
  until golden about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in hot rice,
  sour cream, cottage cheese, bay leaf, salt (optional), and pepper;
  toss lightly to mix well.
  
  Layer half the rice mixture in bottom of baking dish, then half of
  chilies; sprinkle with half of Cheddar cheese; repeat.
  
  Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes, or until bubbly and hot. Sprinkle with
  chopped parsley.  Source:  McCall's Book of Wonderful One-Dish Meals.
  
  Shared and MM by Judi M. Phelps. Internet: Judi.Phelps@sjc.com