Cheesy Rice Casserole

Casseroles can be as easy or complex as you desire them to be, I love to come up with new casseroles they can be straight from scratch or we can use our leftovers.
We can put just about anything into a casserole from veggies, meat, rice or pasta to what ever you have on hand, be creative.

Here a simple, but very yummy rice base casserole.

Ready in: 45 Min (15m prep, 30m cook) | Serves: 6 - 8 | Complexity: Medium

Ingredients

• 6 Cups Cooked Rice (find our recipe here)
• 2 cups seasond and cooked ground beef (pork or chicken would work great as well)
• 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar (Divided)
• 2 eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbs Fresh Basil
• 2 cups chopped spinach (washed)
• 1 cup of chopped onion
• 2 tbs oil

Directions

1. Place oil in a frying pan, heat, add onions, after 2 minutes add spinach and cook until onions are well golden.
2. In a large bowl mix rice, recently cooked onions/spinach, basil, 1 cup of shredded sharp Cheddar and ground beef.
3. In a separate bowl mix milk, salt, pepper and eggs.
4. Now pour wet ingredients into the bowl with the rice and mix all together.
5. Place the mix into an oven safe pan and add remaining cheese over it.
6. Cook for 30 minutes and serve.

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Enjoy!!

 

Author: Jay

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