Baked Vegetable Rice Pilaf

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Baked vegetable rice pilaf is topped with Cheddar cheese for a quick and easy side dish.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups boiling chicken broth
3/4 cup long-grain white rice
1/4 cup frozen corn
1/4 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup chopped carrot
1 tablespoon minced onion, or to taste
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Mix chicken broth, rice, corn, peas, carrot, and onion together in a casserole dish; cover with aluminum foil.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender and broth has been absorbed, about 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and sprinkle pilaf with Cheddar cheese; cover with aluminum foil. Continue baking until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.