Cheesy Mexi-Rice Casserole

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

Rice is baked with three kinds of corn, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, green chile peppers and Mexican-style cheese.

Ingredients

1 quart water
2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
2 tablespoons chicken broth
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 small yellow onion, chopped
1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
1 (11 ounce) can Mexican-style corn, drained
1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, with liquid
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers, drained
1 (8 ounce) package Mexican-style processed cheese food, cubed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3 1/2 quart casserole dish.
2 In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in rice, reduce heat, and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes.
3 In a wok or large skillet, heat the broth and saute the garlic, bell pepper and onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked rice, cream-style corn, Mexican-style corn, whole kernel corn, diced tomatoes with chiles, green chiles, Mexican-style processed cheese, salt, pepper and chili powder. Spoon into prepared casserole dish.
4 Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until bubbly. Top with shredded Cheddar, cover and bake 5 minutes more. Remove from oven, uncover and let stand 10 minutes.