Mexican Cheese Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. liquid Butter Buds
1 c. chopped onion
4 c. cooked rice
2 c. nonfat plain yogurt
1 c. low-fat (1%) cottage cheese
1 large bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 (4 oz.) cans chopped green chiles, drained
2 c. nonfat Cheddar cheese, grated or 16 oz. Kraft Free cheese slices, chopped
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Spray nonfat cooking spray in a large casserole dish.
Saute onion in the Butter Buds for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir in rice, yogurt, cottage cheese, bay leaf and pepper.
Mix well.
Layer half of the rice in a dish, then a layer of green chiles and cheeses.
Repeat, ending with Cheddar cheese on top.
Bake 25 minutes.
Yields 8 servings.