Best Chile Cheese Rice Recipes

CHILE AND CHEESE RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium-size heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, and saute for until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook until the rice is opaque, about 10 minutes. Stir in the water and the corn kernels, then season the water with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, about for 15 minutes.
• Preheat a broiler. Using a fork, fluff the rice and stir in the chopped poblanos. Transfer the rice to a 7 by 10-inch flameproof baking dish. Drizzle with the creama or sour cream and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Broil until the top is browned in spots and the cheese has melted, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and serve.
• *Cooks Note: To char the chiles (or any fresh chile): Put the chiles over a gas flame or underneath the broiler and cook until they are blackened on all sides. Enclose them in a plastic bag and let stand for 10 minutes to steam, which will make them easier to peel. Peel, stem, and seed the chiles. Once peeled, the chiles may be chopped, sliced or stuffed.

CHILE CHEESE AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix sour cream, green onions and chilies.
• Season rice with salt and pepper.
• Spray a 1 1/2 quart casserole with cooking spray and cover with half of the rice.
• Add a layer of half of the sour cream mixture and cover with half of the grated cheese.
• Repeat layers starting with rice and ending with cheese.
• Bake in a 350° oven until bubbly and the top is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
• This can be assembled ahead and baked when ready.
• Increase baking time if refrigerated, covering the top with foil if it browns too quickly.

CHILE & CHEESE RICE

Steps:

• Place water and salt in a 2-quart pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add rice and cover.
• When water resumes a full rolling boil, reduce heat and simmer until rice is aldente and all liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in chiles, pimentos, sour cream, jack cheese and 1/2 C.
• of the cheddar cheese.
• Pour rice mixture into a greased, shallow 1 1/2-quart casserole and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 C.
• cheddar cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 350° oven for 30 minutes.

RICE COOKER CHILE CHEESE RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, sauté onion and garlic in margarine until onion in translucent.
• Place rice, sauteed onion and garlic, chilies, and chicken broth in rice cooker.
• Stir just to combine.
• Set cooker to cook.
• When done, mix in shredded cheese and let sit 5-10 minutes.
• Enjoy!

CHILE AND CHEESE RICE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil in a medium-size heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 2. Add the rice and cook until the rice is opaque, about 10 minutes.
• 3. Stir in the water and the corn kernels, then season the water with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, about for 15 minutes.
• 4. Preheat a broiler. Using a fork, fluff the rice and stir in the chopped poblanos.
• 5. 5. Transfer the rice to a 7 by 10-inch baking dish. Drizzle with the sour cream and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Broil until the top is browned in spots and the cheese has melted, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• 6. Remove from the oven and serve.

CHILE CHEESE RICE BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• Warm tortillas in oven.
• While tortillas are warming, heat a non-stick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add zucchini, chiles, and green onions and saute for 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the rice, cheese, salt, and pepper and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream.
• Fill warmed tortillas with rice mixture. Top with lettuce and tomato. Roll up the burrito and serve with salsa.