Layered Yellow Rice Casserole

Layered Yellow Rice Casserole

This very fast and easy recipe is great for potluck office parties or just feeding the family

Ingredients

Yellow Rice

2 cups uncooked rice (or about a tall water glass full)

1 tsp of Turmeric

Top Layer

ground beef

1 can black beans (washed)

1 can refried beans

2 cup salsa

1 cup frozen or canned corn

grated cheese (monterey jack cheese, cheddar, or any other grate-able cheese that melts)

Combine rice, turmeric, and the appropriate amount of water for your region and type of rice (usually about 2c water for 1c rice). Cook until rice is done, stirring occasionally.

Note: the turmeric can be just for color or it can be part of the flavor, feel free to add more or less to the rice depending on your tastes.

While rice is cooking,

Brown ground beef in a large frying pan

Mix in both types of beans, salsa, beef and corn. Cook until beef is thoroughly cooked and all ingredients are hot.

Spread rice on the bottom of a casserole pan, I usually use a 9x11 Pyrex pan

Spread the beef, beans, etc. mixture on top of the rice

Cover with the cheese. If the cheese does not melt on its own you can put it in the oven until it does.

Enjoy!

Note: the ingredients for the top layer are extremely flexible. You can substitute different types of beans, or leave out anything you don’t have. It will still taste good even without the beef or if you decide to use vegetarian “ground beef”, which makes it a great dish to bring to events where some of the people may be vegetarians.