Ingredients:
3 cups cooked rice ( white or Brown Basmatti works great)
2 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas ( I’ve used other types of beans succsessfully)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onions, chopped
1 (8 ounce) cans ortega chilies, diced
1/2 lb ricotta cheese, thinned with milk ’til spreadable
3/4 lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated
3/4 lb monterey jack cheese, grated
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 (2 1/4 ounce) cans sliced black olives
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Mix Cheddar and Jack together.
Mix Rice, Beans, Garlic, Onion, and Chilies together.
In a large casserole dish spread 1/3 of the rice/bean mixture.
Top that with 1/2 of the cheese mixture.
top that with 1/2 of the Ricotta.
Then the next 1/3 of the rice/bean mixture.
Followed by the last half of the cheese.
Followed by the last half of the Ricotta.
Then the last 1/3 of the rice/bean mixture.
Bake 40 min.
Remove from the oven, top with Black Olives.
Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan.
Bake 10 min. more.
Remove from oven and let rest 20 min.
Serve.
Servings: 8
Time preparation: 20 min.
Time total: 70 min.