Name: Vegetarian Mexican Casserole
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon; Tomatillos, husked and chopped - 6; No-salt-added black beans, drained and rinsed - 1 (15 ounce) can; No-salt-added fire roasted tomatoes - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon; Ancho chile powder - ½ teaspoon; Kosher salt - ¼ teaspoon; UNCLE BEN'S® INSTANT Whole Grain Brown Rice - 1 (8.8 ounce) package; UNCLE BEN'S® READY RICE® Spanish Style - 1 (8.8 ounce) package; Crushed tortilla chips - 2 ½ cups; Monterey Jack cheese, shredded - ½ cup; Thinly sliced radishes - ¼ cup; Fresh cilantro, chopped - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Vegetarian Mexican Casserole

1. Olive oil 1 tablespoon

2. Minced garlic 1 teaspoon

3. Tomatillos, husked and chopped 6

4. No-salt-added black beans, drained and rinsed 1 (15 ounce) can

5. No-salt-added fire roasted tomatoes 1 (14.5 ounce) can

6. Ground cumin 1 teaspoon

7. Ancho chile powder ½ teaspoon

8. Kosher salt ¼ teaspoon

9. UNCLE BEN'S® INSTANT Whole Grain Brown Rice 1 (8.8 ounce) package

10. UNCLE BEN'S® READY RICE® Spanish Style 1 (8.8 ounce) package

11. Crushed tortilla chips 2 ½ cups

12. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded ½ cup

13. Thinly sliced radishes ¼ cup

14. Fresh cilantro, chopped 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Vegetarian Mexican Casserole

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2 . Stage

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add tomatillos and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in black beans, tomatoes, cumin, ancho powder, salt, and cook, smashing beans and tomatoes with a spoon, until warmed through, 5 minutes. Add brown and Spanish rice. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender and warmed through, 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

3 . Stage

Spread 1 1/2 cups of rice mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup chips. Repeat process with remaining rice mixture and chips. Top with cheese and bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 15 minutes.

4 . Stage

Top with radishes and cilantro. Serve immediately.