Bean And Rice Casserole With A Kick

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups brown rice, uncooked
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans
• 3 cloves garlic, minced fine
• 1/2 onion, minced fine
• 1 (7 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded reduced-fat monterey jack cheese or 1 1/2 cups monterey jack pepper cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cook brown rice (simmering on low heat for 1 hour in 3 cups water).
• 2 mix remaining ingredients in a bowl.
• 3 add cooked brown rice to bowl; mix well.
• 4 put mixture into a large casserole dish, and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes; cover for last 10 minutes.