| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 50 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, plus more for dish
- 1 small onion, minced
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 package frozen spinach, thawed, drained and chopped
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar, plus extra for top
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 1 teaspoon freshly chopped parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon chopped basil leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a large casserole dish.
- In a large pan over medium-high heat, saute onions with 2 tablespoons of butter and cayenne until translucent. Add the spinach and cook for 3 minutes. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together milk and eggs.
- Add the cheese, rice, parsley, thyme, basil and spinach mixture and combine well. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour into prepared casserole dish and top with extra shredded cheese. Bake for 30 minutes and serve piping hot.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 272 |
| Total Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 35 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 77 mg |
| Sodium | 545 mg |
Reviews
This A Good Recipe But It Could Use Some Flavor Next Time I Will Use Something To Add Flavor
Fabulous and Easy!
Added pine nuts, a dash of lime zest and fresh spinach.
Added pine nuts, a dash of lime zest and fresh spinach.
This had no flavor. I added extra onion and a garlic clove and it was still bland.
Just love this simple recipe!!!! So tasty and like others, I upped the herbs just a tad and a bit more cayenne :). Last time put in asparagus and loved it. This time used brown rice and used a combo of cheeses as I need to get rid of partial packages. Cheddar and gryere went into the rice mix and topped with an Italian blend left over from pizza night 🙂
Loved this and was so easy! I used the Publix frozen brown rice which made a little over 2 cups and cut everything else in half except I used all of the spinach and cheese. I didn’t have any of the herbs on hand so I left them out and did not miss them. Tasted great and great texture, and also colorful. I served it with pot roast and biscuits. Will make this again for sure.
Fantastic! It’s very similar to one my mother used to make when I was growing up. We used Swiss Chard out of the garden instead of spinach. Add toasted garlic croutons on top of the cheese and serve with fried chicken – one of my favorite childhood meals. Thank you Neelys !
Great taste and texture!! Added some spicy pan cooked beef and some Parmesan on the top when I put it in the oven. Came out fantastic!! Family very happy!
Delicious! I added cut up chicken breasts and a can of cream of chicken soup. Turned out to be great one pot meal.
I made this before reading the reviews. No spinach on hand and made with only the onion. Also only fresh parsley on hand and left out the other herbs. This was served with a flavorful marinated pork tenderloin I needed a blander side dish. I made 1/2 recipe and cooked the full time, perhaps that is why it was dryer than expected, yet like many also will cut back the amount of rice to 3 cups for full recipe or 1 1/2 cup for 1/2 recipe. Also reduce time to 20 minutes, yet my husband loved it and when I told him I left out the spinach he said not to add it he liked it just the way it was. I know I can improve my 1/2 recipe version and will make again.
Delicious and easy way to combine the carb with the vegetable