Onion Rice Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Put the water in a saucepan and add 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil and slowly add the rice. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add chopped onions and cook over medium heat until they are shiny and soft, about 5-6 minutes.
• Place onions in bowl with the rice. Add the grated cheese and the half & half (or milk).
• Stir to mix well. Taste and correct the seasoning, add up to 1/2 tsp more salt if needed.
• Spread mixture into a baking dish and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until lightly golden on top.

Steps:

• Combine soup, water and rice in pan, bring to boil, stir once. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. Stir to mix; pull off heat and let set for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine all canned vegetables in a bowl to mix evenly, set aside.
• Combine yogurt and spices until well mixed, fold into rice until well distributed.
• In a 9 x 13" baking dish layer ½ of the vegetable mixture, then ½ the rice mixture followed by ½ the cheese. Repeat 1st two layers. Evenly intersperse French fried onions for next layer, top with remaining cheese.
• If you made this ahead of time and it is just coming out of the refrigerator, place in a cold oven and bake for 45 min at 475 degrees. Otherwise it might be bubbly and done after 30 minutes or so.
• I served this as a side for a store bought roast chicken that I reheated at the same time until the bird had an internal temp of 165 degrees.
• The next night --
• we had French Onion, Rice and Vegetable Casserole - Revisited --
• ½ pan Leftover French onion, rice and vegetable casserole.
• 1 pkg chicken gravy.
• 2 Tbsp Au Jus.
• ¼ C Greek yogurt.
• ½ Chicken leftovers, diced; after roasting a chicken my household usually has half the
• bird eaten, give or take. If you have less than a quarter of your chicken left you
• may need to supplement with additional cooked chicken either you prepare or purchase pre-prepared.
• 2 Tbsp milk.
• 2 tsp pepper.
• Put leftover French onion, rice and vegetable casserole into oven and heat to 375 degrees.
• Fix chicken gravy as directed on package, add Au Jus and stir until mixed. Next you will incorporate the yogurt, chicken, milk and pepper. Cook/keep warm over a low heat until casserole comes to temperature To serve, place helping of casserole on plate topped with chicken mixture. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Spray a large casserole dish with Pam. Set it aside.
• Slice onions into rings and separate them.
• Bring 2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of rice to a boil. Let it boil for 5 minutes; remove from heat and drain water.
• Heat 1/2 stick of butter in large skillet and add onions. Let onions sauté until translucent -- not browned.
• Turn off heat. Stir in rice and mix well. Add cheese and mix well. Add milk and stir mixture.
• Pour into baking casserole dish. Top with additional cheese if you like. Bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan, and sprinkle in the rice. Stir, reduce heat to low, and simmer the rice until it is half-cooked, about 5 minutes. Drain the rice, and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onions until translucent but not browned, about 8 minutes. Mix the cooked onions and the butter from the skillet with the rice, and stir in the half-and-half, salt, and 1 3/4 cup of the Swiss cheese. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of Swiss cheese over the top.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until the rice is tender and the top is lightly browned, about 1 hour.