Creole Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 c. Minute rice
2 c. grated Cheddar cheese
2 1/4 c. (20 oz. can) tomatoes and juice
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. fine chopped onion

Preparation

Grease a 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
Spread about 1/2 of the Minute rice right from the box in an even layer on bottom.
Cover with 1 cup of grated cheese.
Add remaining rice.
Combine tomatoes and juice, salt and onion in saucepan, crushing tomatoes and mixing well. Bring to a boil.
Pour over layers of rice and cheese.
Bake, covered, in a moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover and spoon remaining cheese onto rice mixture around edge, leaving center uncovered.
Bake 5 minutes longer.
Serves 4.