Southwest Vegetarian Bake Weight Watchers Friendly Recipe Genius Kitchen

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes, until tender.
• In a bowl, combine beans, corn, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, cheddar, pepper and rice. Transfer to a 2 1/2 quart baking dish coated with nonstick spray. Sprinkle onions and olives over top.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 30 minutes. Sprinkle Mexican cheese over top. Bake 5-10 minutes longer, until cheese is melted.
• Let stand 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is tender, 35-40 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Place beans, corn, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and rice in a large bowl; stir in salsa, sour cream and pepper. Transfer to a shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with onion and olives. , Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes. Sprinkle with Mexican cheese; bake, uncovered, until heated through and cheese is melted, 5-10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine the bean, corn, tomatoes, chilies, salsa, sour cream, 1 cup of the cheese, pepper and rice.
• Transfer to a shallow baking dish coated with non-stick spray. Sprinkle with onions and cilantro.
• Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese and continue baking for another 10 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Note: I didn't have the patience to wait for the rice to cook so I increased the water by 1/2 cup and the rice cooked in the oven.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix all ingredients except cheese in a 2 quart baking dish.
• Bake, covered, 25 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
• Remove from oven,top with cheese, and bake an additional 5-10 minutes, uncovered, until cheese is melted.
• Serve hot!

Steps:

• Cook brown rice following package's directions.
• Chop onion finely, and cabbage into bite size pieces.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 baking dish.
• In a large skillet heat to medium heat, brown ground beef crumbling into small pieces.
• Remove ground beef and set aside.
• Add ½ T of oil to skillet and add chopped onion. Sautee for 5 minutes or until translucent.
• Add minced garlic, Southwestern or Cajun seasoning, paprika and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, ground beef, cabbage & broth. Stir thoroughly.
• S&P to taste. Add more spice is preferred.
• Simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes. Mixture will thicken slightly.
• Add cooked rice and fold in so rice doesn't break down.
• Transfer into baking dish and cover with foil, baking for 20 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer until cheese melts & browns lightly.