Creole Baked Cheese Rice Recipes

CREOLE BAKED CHEESE RICE

Steps:

• Arrange alternate layers of rice, cheese, peppers, and onion in buttered baking dish.
• Mix eggs, milk, salt, and pepper (and pepper sauce) and pour over rice and cheese.
• Top with breadcrumbs and butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until set.

CREOLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• In a small pan, cook the andouille sausage over medium heat until done. Set aside. In the same pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs, and stir to coat. Cool, and then mix in Parmesan. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Saute onions and celery until translucent. Transfer to a bowl.
• In the same saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, to make a white roux. Try not to let the roux brown at all, it should be white. Mix in paprika and mustard, then stir in milk. Bring to boil over medium heat, then add Gruyere and Cheddar cheeses. Simmer, stirring often, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 in pan, or similar sized casserole dish. Transfer cooked macaroni to the dish, and toss in the andouille sausage and sauteed vegetables. Stir in the cheese mixture. Sprinkle the breadcrumb and Parmesan mixture evenly over the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until crust turns golden brown.

CREOLE RICE

Steps:

• Fry bacon till crisp.
• You can also use ham slices but bacon taste best to me.
• Drain all but 2 Tbs drippings.
• Add onions,pepper,cook till tender.
• Stir in rice,tomatoes,broth,and seasonings.
• Bring to a boil,cover and simmer over low heat 20 mins.
• Allow to stand for 10 mins before serving.

CHEESY MEXI-RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3 1/2 quart casserole dish.
• In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in rice, reduce heat, and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a wok or large skillet, heat the broth and saute the garlic, bell pepper and onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked rice, cream-style corn, Mexican-style corn, whole kernel corn, diced tomatoes with chiles, green chiles, Mexican-style processed cheese, salt, pepper and chili powder. Spoon into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until bubbly. Top with shredded Cheddar, cover and bake 5 minutes more. Remove from oven, uncover and let stand 10 minutes.

CREOLE RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter; add Creole seasoning and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in rice. Cover and heat through.

RICE CREOLE

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Add salt and the rice. Stir well. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 17 minutes.
• Drain the rice in a colander.
• Return the rice to the same saucepan and add the butter, lemon juice and pepper. Blend gently until the grains are well coated. Serve.

CREOLE BROILED CATFISH

Steps:

• Position a rack 5 inches below the heating element of an oven and preheat the broiler to high.
• Rinse the fish fillets under cold running water and pat them dry. Brush both sides with oil and arrange them in a single layer on a broiler pan lined with aluminum foil.
• Mix together the seasoned pepper, garlic powder, and seasoned salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle half of the spice mixture over one side of the fish.
• Broil for 5 minutes. Using a spatula, carefully turn the fish over. Sprinkle with the remaining spice mixture. Continue broiling until the fish is opaque in the center, 3 to 5 minutes more. Serve immediately.

CREOLE RICE WITH TOMATOES AND HERBS

Steps:

• Rinse rice and drain well.
• Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Add rice. Cook at full rolling boil exactly 17 minutes. Drain immediately and return rice to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a saucepan and add onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add tomato, salt and pepper and cook briefly, stirring. Add this to the cooked rice and stir. Stir in basil and lemon juice. Serve.

CREOLE RICE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Coat 18 regular-size muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray; set aside., Prepare rice according to package directions. In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add onions, celery and bell peppers and saute 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in bread crumbs, Creole seasoning and shrimp. Stir in eggs. Fold in rice until all ingredients are incorporated. , Spoon mixture into muffin cups until half full; flatten tops. Bake 25 minutes. Serve warm with remoulade sauce., Remoulade sauce: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. If desired, substitute spicy brown or Dijon mustard for the Creole mustard. Refrigerate unused portion., Note: To make as an appetizer, prepare as directed using mini-muffin pans; reduce baking time to 15 minutes. Use a small ice cream scoop to portion mix. Makes 48 mini cakes.