Zesty Cheese Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Uncle Ben's rice
6 Tbsp. butter
6 Tbsp. flour
2 c. milk
1 small jar pimento, chopped
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. grated cheese
bread crumbs

Preparation

Cook rice according to package directions.
While rice is cooking, melt butter in saucepan.
Stir in flour.
Add milk gradually, stirring all the time.
Cook until mixture thickens. Add pimentos, cayenne, salt and cheese.
Mix cooked rice with cheese sauce.
Pour into greased 8-inch square pan.
Top with buttered bread crumbs.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until crumbs are browned.