Summer Vegetable Rice

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Summer Vegetable Rice

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 6 People

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Rice Uncooked
  • 1 Cup Orzo Pasta Uncooked
  • 1 Sweet Onion
  • 1 Green Pepper
  • 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 Pint Cherry Tomatoes
  • 4-6 oz Gouda Cheese
  • 6-10 oz Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 tbsp Basil
  • 1 tsp Celery Salt
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1/2-1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • 2 Chicken Bullion Cubes
  • 8 oz Frozen Corn Optional
  • 1 Jalapeno Optional

Instructions

  • Cook the rice per manufactures instruction, but add one bullion cube.   
  • Cook the pasta per manufactures instructions, but add other bullion cube.   
  • Once rice and pasta is cooked, let it cool. 
  • You will need a 9×13 pan that is fairly deep. 
  • Chop the onion and green pepper coarsely, I chopped these by hand.
  • Shred the Gouda cheese and Mozzarella cheese. 
  • Measure out your spices and mix in small bowl. 
  • Take the rice and pasta and add to your 9×13 pan and mix together.   
  • Then add spices and mix.   
  • Add the potatoes, onions, green pepper and cherry tomatoes.   
  • Mix in the Gouda cheese and top with the Mozzarella cheese.  
  • Then you can put rice/pasta dish into the oven just to melt the cheese, around 375 degrees, or you can heat this dish on your grill