Casserole Recipe ⊷ Sweet Onion Casserole

This wonderful combination of sweet onions, Swiss cheese, and rice is a tasty side dish for anything from grilled meats to roasted poultry. It is a favorite in our home, and you'll get rave reviews every time you serve it.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup uncooked basmati rice
• 5 cups water
• ¼ cup butter
• 3 pounds sweet onions, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese, divided

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart baking dish.
2. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan, and sprinkle in the rice. Stir, reduce heat to low, and simmer the rice until it is half-cooked, about 5 minutes. Drain the rice, and set aside.
3. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onions until translucent but not browned, about 8 minutes. Mix the cooked onions and the butter from the skillet with the rice, and stir in the half-and-half, salt, and 1 3/4 cup of the Swiss cheese. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of Swiss cheese over the top.
4. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until the rice is tender and the top is lightly browned, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

• calories322.9
• carbohydrateContent32.4 g
• cholesterolContent51.3 mg
• fatContent17.1 g
• fiberContent3 g
• proteinContent11.4 g
• saturatedFatContent10.8 g
• sodiumContent552.4 mg
• sugarContent7.7 g