Sour Cream Spanish Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. rice, cooked
salt and pepper to taste
3 c. sour cream
2 (4 oz.) cans diced green chilies
1 can pitted ripe olives
1/2 lb. Monterey Jack cheese
1 c. grated Cheddar cheese
paprika (for garnish)

Preparation

Mix sour cream, green chilies and 1 cup of the olives, sliced. Place a layer of the rice in a buttered 2-quart casserole, then a layer of sour cream mixture and a layer of cheese strips from the Monterey Jack.
Repeat.
Top layer must be rice.
Bake 25 minutes in 350\u00b0 oven.
Cover top with grated Cheddar cheese.
Sprinkle with paprika and dot with whole pitted ripe olives.
Bake another 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
Serves 8.