Super quick and creamy oven rice

Rice is present in Brazilians’ daily lives and everyone, or at least the majority, loves it. However, sometimes it’s good to vary the menu and bring something different to the table. Therefore, a great option to make rice the star of your special lunch is to make this oven rice creamy.

This recipe It’s very practical to do, and it’s simply sensational.. And the best of all is that you can adapt the original recipe according to your taste, changing the ingredients or adding others.

Anyway, the recipe is perfect for a Sunday lunch with family and friends. O Preparation time is 45 minutes and yields on average 8 servings.

Oven rice recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups of rice
• 1 can of selected vegetables (corn, peas, potatoes, carrots, etc.)
• 1 cooked and shredded chicken breast
• 2 tomatoes chopped into cubes
• 1 medium onion, chopped into rings
• 1 cup of cottage cheese (learn how to make homemade cottage cheese)
• 1/2 cup straw potatoes
• 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation mode

1. First, start by preparing the rice as usual. If you don’t know how, here are some tips for making the perfect rice.
2. Then, with the cooked rice, mix the selected vegetables and set aside.
3. Therefore, in a pan, heat the oil and sauté the onion, then add the chopped tomato, chicken breast and tomato sauce.
4. Season with salt and black pepper to taste and mix well.
5. Once that’s done, take a large ovenproof dish and make a layer of rice with seleta, a layer of curd cheese and a layer of chicken sauce.
6. Repeat the layers in the same sequence until the refractory is filled.
7. Sprinkle the straw potatoes and grated cheese on top.
8. Bake in a medium oven for about 15 minutes for the cheese to melt on top.
9. Finally, just serve your super quick and creamy baked rice.

Tips for preparing oven-baked rice

• Anyway, the good thing about oven-baked rice is that it is a super versatile dish that can be adapted to suit everyone’s taste. Therefore, if you don’t want to use chicken, you can replace it with ground beef, sausage or even bacon. It’s also delicious. Check out the best recipes with ground beef here.
• If you want extra creamy rice, you can add some mozzarella cheese and butter to the already cooked rice. This way, it will melt in the middle of the rice and become even tastier. Or even sour cream.
• You can vary the ingredients, another one that goes very well with baked rice is ham. So, if you like it, you can add it to your recipe.
• Furthermore, vegetables are also welcome in baked rice. Therefore, you can add olives, grated carrots, tomatoes or peppers.

So, what did you think of this oven rice recipe? In fact, take the opportunity to also learn how to make Greek rice.

Sources: Nestlé Recipes Ratraca Livre Tudo Gostoso