Name: Baked Spicy Rice                             Serves: 6-8

Category: Rice, Side           Cuisine: SW                 Source: SouLiving

Ingredients:
1 cup rice
2 10-oz cans diced tomatoes with green chilies (Ro Tel)
1 cup water
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup stuffed green olives, rinsed, sliced
1/4 cup veg oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup (4 oz) shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Combine ingredients in glass baking dish, stir.
Bake, 350 degrees, covered for 45 minutes.
Stir and bake, uncovered, 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and
rice is tender, adding more water if it gets too dry and rice it not tender.

NOTE: To double make two separate batches and combine to serve.

OPTION: Add a can of black beans, drained and rinsed for the last 15
minutes of cooking.