Rice Tomato Casserole
1/4 cup butter or margarine 1 medium onion -- chopped 1 clove garlic -- minced 1/2 green pepper -- chopped 1 cup raw rice 2 8 oz. cans tomato sauce 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1 teasp...
Ingredients
- 1/4cupbutter or margarine
- 1medium onion -- chopped
- 1clovegarlic -- minced
- 1/2green pepper -- chopped
- 1cupraw rice
- 28 oz. cans tomato sauce
- 11/2 cups boiling water
- 1teaspoonsalt
Directions
- 1
1/4 cup butter or margarine 1 medium onion -- chopped 1 clove garlic -- minced 1/2 green pepper -- chopped 1 cup raw rice 2 8 oz
- 2
cans tomato sauce 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1 teaspoon salt pepper -- freshly ground 1/3 cup ripe olives -- chopped 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese
- 3
Reserve one-half cup tomato sauce and add the remainer to the rice mixture
- 4
Add the boiling water and salt and pepper to taste
- 5
Simmer, covered, until the liquid has been absorbed
- 6
Line a greased one-quart casserole with half the rice, and sprinkle with the olives and one cup of the cheese
- 7
Top with the remaining rice
- 8
Pour the reserved tomato sauce over the top, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake in a hot oven(400 degrees F.) until hot and browned