Rice Regal And Asparagus

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans asparagus
• 4 cups cooked rice, cooled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 dash ground red pepper
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine rice, salt, pepper, sour cream, milk and 3/4 cup cheese (mom adds a splash of the canned asparagus"juice").
• 3 spoon half of the mixture into a buttered shallow 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
• 4 reserve 4 asparagus spears for garnish, arrange remaining asparagus on mixture.
• 5 spread remaining rice mixture over asparagus.
• 6 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.