Best Cheese Baked Rice Recipes

BAKED RICE WITH CHEESE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a casserole melt butter and sautee onions and garlic until soft.
• Stir in the tomatoes, rice, salt, thyme and bay leaf, blending well.
• Pour in the chicken broth, stirring.
• Cover casserole, bring to a boil, and place in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove cover, discard bay leaf, stir in two cheeses, and heat in the oven for 2 minutes.

BAKED RICE, CHEESE AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and bell pepper and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add corn and tomato and sauté 3 minutes. Add rice, 1 cup cheese, cream and thyme and stir until cheese melts and mixture is heated through. Transfer mixture to 8-cup soufflé dish.
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over rice mixture. Broil until cheese melts, about 2 minutes.

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Fill a pot with 3 qts of water and bring to a boil; add rice and stir well.
• Cook covered for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is cooked but still firm to the bite.
• Drain and transfer to a mixing bowl. Toss the rice with a bit of butter to prevent grains from sticking together.
• While the rice is cooking, make a bechamel sauce. Heat the milk till you can see steam rising (do not boil). Melt the 4 T butter in a heavy saucepan over medium low heat.
• Add the flour and whisk till smooth. Add the hot milk a few tablespoons at a time at first, whisking till mixture is smooth before adding more milk.
• It will likely be very thick at first, but will become thinner as you whisk in more milk. As it thins, you can mix in more milk at a time.
• Cook, whisking constantly over medium low heat till sauce thickly coats the whisk. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• Pour the bechamel sauce over the rice, reserving a few spoonfuls for the top of the casserole. Add the ham and all but 2 T of the parmigiano-reggiano.
• Mix well and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 2 1/2 qt baking dish that is about 3 1/2 inches deep.
• Pour in half the rice mixture. Slice the mozzarella about 1/8 inch thick and layer the slices over the rice.
• Add the remaining rice mixture and smooth the surface with a spoon.
• Spread the remaining bechamel over the top and sprinkle with the remaining 2 T parmegiano-reggiano.
• Bake for 15 minutes. If after 15 minutes, the top is not speckled with brown, place the casserole under the broiler for 1-2 minutes, or till top begins to brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to settle for about 5 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN GROUND BEEF AND CHEESE BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat oil in a very large oven-proof skillet with tight fitting lid or a Dutch oven with lid over medium heat.
• Add in onions and green peppers with dryed chili pepper flakes; saute for about 3 minutes.
• Add in garlic; cook 2 minutes.
• Add in ground beef with taco seasoning mix; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon until browned.
• Season beef mixture with seasoning salt and black pepper (or cayenne pepper) then add in Parmesan cheese; mix to combine.
• Add in rice, sliced olives and mushrooms; cook 2 minutes, stirring.
• Add in broth; bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a baking dish (large enough to hold the mixture).
• Cover with a tight-fitting lid and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until rice is desired tenderness.
• Uncover and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese cover and return to oven to bake for about 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Delicious!

ITALIAN BAKED RICE AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine ALL ingredients EXCEPT the cheddar, Romano OR Parmesan cheese and the whipping cream; mix well to combine all ingredients.
• Transfer to a prepared baking dish.
• Cover with foil, crimping the foil very tightly to edges of dish not to let any steam escape.
• Bake for 1 hour (stirring at the end of 30 minutes).
• Remove from oven and stir in the cheeses and the whipping cream.
• Return to oven; continue to bake for 10 minutes longer.
• Note: although I have never tryed it, I presume that half and half cream may be replaced for the whipping cream.

CREOLE BAKED CHEESE RICE

Steps:

• Arrange alternate layers of rice, cheese, peppers, and onion in buttered baking dish.
• Mix eggs, milk, salt, and pepper (and pepper sauce) and pour over rice and cheese.
• Top with breadcrumbs and butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until set.

CHEESE BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large bowl.
• Pour into a well butter baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.