Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. margarine
1 onion, chopped
4 c. cooked white rice
2 c. sour cream
1 c. cream-style cottage cheese
1 large bay leaf, crushed
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 (4 oz.) cans green chilies, drained, halved lengthwise, leaving seeds in
2 c. sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
chopped parsley

Preparation

Cook rice in 2 1/2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt.
Saute onion 5 minutes in butter.
Remove from heat; add hot rice, sour cream, cottage cheese, bay leaf, salt and pepper; toss.
Layer half rice mixture, chilies and grated cheese; repeat and sprinkle with parsley.