Coronado Rice Casserole Recipes

CORONADO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook zucchini in salted water about 5 minutes.
• Drain thoroughly and set aside.
• Cook meat, seasonings, and onions until meat is no longer pink and onions are tender crisp.
• Add rice, green chiles, and zucchini.
• Blend eggs, cottage cheese, and parmesan cheese.
• Stir into meat mixture.
• Turn into two greased shallow 2 quart casseroles.
• Top each with 1 cup cheddar cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.

MEXICAN GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE WITH RICE (BEEF MINCE!)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook 1 1/2 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until you no longer see raw meat (about 2 minutes).
• Add Mexican Spices and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add capsicum and cook for 1 minute.
• Add tomato paste and broth, stir to mix in.
• Add rice, corn and black beans.
• Stir, bring to simmer then cover and lower heat to medium low (simmering gently). Cook 15 minutes.
• Remove lid, quickly stir through green onion and HALF the cheese.
• Smooth top then sprinkle on remaining cheese. Cover and leave for 1 minute just to melt cheese.
• Remove from stove and serve immediately, garnished with more green onion if desired.

CHEDDAR RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

MEXICAN RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place the 2 cups of water and long grain rice in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, place a lid on, set timer for 20 minutes and cook rice until done.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a skillet, brown ground beef and drain. Place in a large mixing bowl.
• In large mixing bowl, add the jar of salsa to the ground beef. Also add chili powder, Mexicorn, rice and salt. Mix with a wooden spoon until combined well.
• Spray a 2 quart casserole dish. Put rice mixture into dish. Cover with a lid or foil and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• At 30 minutes, take off lid/foil. Add shredded cheddar cheese evenly over top and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve.

CALIFORNIA RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease bottom of 9" x 13" casserole dish with butter or cooking spray.
• Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Saute onions in butter until very soft, stirring constantly. Add garlic during last two minutes of cooking.
• In large bowl combine cooked rice, onion/garlic/butter mixture, sour cream, cottage cheese, chilis, salt and pepper.
• Layer half the rice mixture in bottom of casserole dish and top with half of shredded cheese. Repeat with remainder of rice mixture; top with remainder of cheese. (If making ahead of time, cover with plastic wrap after everything is assembled and refrigerate up to a day. Remember to let your dish come to room temperature before you place it in the oven.).
• Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

PORK CHOP RICE BAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the rice, soups and milk. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Arrange pork chops over rice. Sprinkle with soup mix. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until meat juices run clear and rice is tender.