Rice Con Queso

Recipe Cuisine: Mexican
Recipe Category: Mexican
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

3 c Cooked brown Rice (1 1/2
1 lg Onion, chopped
-cups uncooked), cooked with 1
sm Can chiles, chopped
Salt and pepper 1/2
lb Ricotta cheese, thinned with
1 1/3 c Cooked black beans or
-a little Low Fat Milk or
-blackeyed peas, pinto
Yogurt until spreadable
-beans, 3/4
lb Shredded Monterrey Jack
Etc. (about 1/2 cup
-cheese
-uncooked) 1/2
c Shredded cheddar cheese
3 Cloves garlic, minced

Recipe Instructions:

Garnishes (optional): chopped black olives, onions, fresh parsley Preheat Oven to 350 degree F. Mix together rice, beans, garlic, onion, and chilies. In a casserole, Spread alternating layers of the rice-beans mixture, ricotta cheese, and jack cheese, ending with a layer of Rice and beans. Bake for 30 minutes. During the last few minutes of baking, sprinkle cheddar Cheese over the top. Garnish before serving. Complementary protein: Rice and beans and Milk products From: Diet FOR A SMALL PLANET by Frances Moore Lappe' ISBN 0-345-30691-0. Random House, New York. 1971-82 Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 7/92