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Show Rke Stuffed Gondo Clioese Menkes Delkious Casserole s - - ! . f There's no need to venture on the high seas to find treasure, for it can be yours for the baking. bak-ing. For there's a rich harvest of good eating for fall in this recipe for Rice Stuffed Gouda Cheese. Baked in casseroles for two, it's a novel and extra delicious de-licious casserole of pearl white rice with chicken and mushrooms mush-rooms baked to a golden turn in a shell of gouda cheese. Despite De-spite its elegance, it's quick and easy to prepare. To save just a little extra time when making this casserole, you can cook a little more rice than you need an earlier day when serving it as a vegetable, cereal or dessert. It keeps well and can be added to the other ingredients just as it comes from the refrigerator. Rice cooks in just a few minutes and is ready to-use just as it comes from the package so it is handy whenever time is of the essence. Like the rice with which cheese combines so tastefully, cheese adds variety to any course of any meal. Delicately 5avored gouda is just one of the many kinds available, and like all other members of the cheese family, should be treated to gentle gen-tle heat to ensure a smooth, soft texture in this casserole. To complete the menu, serve Rice Stuffed Gouda Cheese with mixed salad, crisp rolls, a fruit dessert and coffee. RICE STUFFED GOUDA CHEESE 4 10-ounce gouda cheeses I'A cups chopped cooked chicken 2 tablespoons minced onion . 2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoons butter 2 eggs, beaten 1!4 c;ips cooked rice 1 cup sliced mushrooms Vi teaspoon salt Dash of pepper Carefully cut a y2-inch slice from top of each cheese. Scoop out each, leaving a scant Vz-inch Vz-inch shell. Remove red rind. Combine chicken, onion and tomato. Saute in butter until lightly browned. Combine-eggs," rice, mushrooms, scooped out cheese cut in small cubes, the chicken mixture and seasonings. Place each che-ese shell in a greased 2 cup casserole, deep enough to hold the stuffed cheese and heap mixture into the hollows. The mixture should extend well above the cheese. Replace top slices. Bake in a moderate oven (350F.) about 30 minutes. Makes 8 servings. |