California Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups cooked rice (brown or white)
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled into tiny dust
• 2 cans chopped green chilies
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
• some sort of oil (butter or spray oil)

Directions:

Saute onion and butter in a skillet until limp. Add rice, sour cream, cottage cheese, bay leaf and salt and pepper. Mix. In a greased casserole dish, layer rise, chilies and cheese, withholding some cheese for garnish. End with a layer of rice. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with withheld cheese and bake another ten minutes.