Nancy Reagan'S Rancho California Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped onions
4 Tbsp. margarine
4 c. cooked rice
2 c. sour cream (fat-free)
1 c. cottage cheese
1 bay leaf, crumbled
8 oz. canned chopped chilies
2 c. grated Cheddar cheese

Preparation

In a large skillet, saute onion in margarine until limp.
Add rice, sour cream, cottage cheese and bay leaf.
Mix together.
In a buttered casserole, put layer of rice, then a layer of chilies, and 1/2 of the grated Cheddar cheese; repeat.
Bake for 25 minutes at 375\u00b0.
Yields 8 servings.