Rice kugel
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| 8 | ounces | Cream cheese; cut up |
| 12 | ounces | Cottage cheese |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine; divided |
| ⅓ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated lemon peel |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated orange peel |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 3 | cups | Cooked rice |
| 1½ | cup | Crisp rice cereal |
| ¼ | cup | Brown sugar |
Directions
Heat milk in 2-quart saucepan; add cream cheese, cottage cheese, and ¼ cup butter. Stir until smooth; cool slightly. Add sugar, orange and lemon peel; mix well. Beat eggs and stir into cream sauce. Stir in rice; pour into greased 8x8x2-inch baking dish. Combine rice cereal and brown sugar; sprinkle over rice mixture. Pour remaining ¼ cup melted butter over top. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes, or until center is barely set.
Source: Seasonal Inspirations for Rice Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias