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Its easy enough to throw some pork chops or steaks etc. in a frying pan so sometimes I am just looking for a good side dish to to go along with the main part of the meal. We usually don’t eat a lot of rice just because of the mess factor associated with a toddler and the eating of rice but this rice is held together with a lot of cheese so not only do I get my cheese fix but it was not nearly as messy as plain rice usually is. Since I got this new Taste Of Home cook book you will see that a lot of recipes I use come from it and this one is no different.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups uncooked instant rice
• 3 cups water
• 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided

DIRECTIONS

• In a bowl, combine the rice, water, tomatoes and bouillon; mix well. Pour into a greased 2-qt. microwave-safe dish.
• Cover and microwave on high for 10 minutes. Stir in the sour cream and 1/2 cup of cheese; mix well.
• Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Cover and microwave for 45 seconds or until cheese is melted.

For a printable version and nutritional information for this Fiesta Cheese Rice recipe please click here

Recipe Alterations

I am not a big fan of cooking anything in the microwave so I adjusted this for cooking on the stove. Not that it required a lot of adjusting just brought the same amount of water to a boil with the bouillon in it, added the rice and tomatoes and cooked for ten minutes. Stirred in the sour cream and instead of dividing the cheese mixed it all in. I could not find the tomatoes and green chilies together as the recipe called for so I bought them separately and just added them both.

Family Taste Test

Everyone liked this rice recipe fairly well. It’s not amazing but it is pretty good and a nice way to dress up plain rice. It is also very easy to make and who doesn’t like that?

My Thoughts

I will be making this recipe again, it is a nice quick side dish to make. Next time though I will cut it in half, there was so many leftovers that even though my son asked for it for lunch the next two days we still had a lot left that ended up being thrown out.

Filed under: Side Dish