Green Rice Casserole

Name: Green Rice Casserole
Yield: Serves 8 to 10 as a side dish
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 , onion, chopped fine; , Salt and pepper; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme; 4 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 2 slices, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into quarters; 1 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (1/2 cup); 1 1/4 pounds, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 8 ounces, cream cheese; 2 cups, long-grain white rice; 8 ounces, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups)

Side Dishes
Cheese
Vegetables
Casseroles

By Nick Iverson ･ Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2013

To make this satisfying, flavorful oldie but goodie, you add spinach to rice and cheese and bake. Getting good flavor is easy. Avoiding oldie but gloppy requires some ingenuity.

SERVES 8 to 10 as a side dish

TIME 1½ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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