CHILE CHEESE RICE: This Viewer Recipe, Made with Hatch Green Chile, is a Hit!

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still providing flavor.

green chiles

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: canned green chiles

Canned chiles are more accessible and still provide heat.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with bouillon

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds a different flavor profile.

Cook rice in a rice cooker or on the stovetop using a 2:1 liquid to rice ratio.

Combine cooked rice with sour cream and salt in a bowl, mixing until covered.

Butter the bottom and sides of a casserole dish.

Place half of the rice mixture in the casserole dish as the bottom layer.

Cube Monterey Jack cheese and distribute it over the rice layer.

Add green chiles evenly over the cheese layer.

Top with the remaining rice mixture, spreading it evenly.

Grate additional cheese (about half a cup) on top.

Dot with six pats of butter.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 30 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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