Cheesy Golden Rice

From: TerriB

On Nov 6, 2008

Oh yum! This was the perfect comfort food side dish to the marinated chicken that we made the other night. I doubled the recipe, but I didn't have enough carrot, so I did half carrot and half zuccini - it was excellent! Thank you so much Mirj!

From: matie-k

On Apr 15, 2008

Great! I didn't have carrot, so tried it with a big ol' squash instead. I just grated the squash flesh and used it just as the recipe called for carrot. As others have said - good blend of tastes! Oh, I also increased the onion flakes. It only took about 45 minutes to be done.

From: Mary Rokey

On Feb 11, 2002

Without a doubt, this is a 5-star recipe. Both my picky eaters (husband and four-year-old daughter) loved this side dish and asked for seconds. I think it could easily be converted to a main dish by adding some left over chopped chicken or beef. Yummy.

From: Caryn

On Mar 27, 2002

This is a very interesting dish! There is a good balance between rice, carrots, and cheese (no one ingredient dominates) creating a light flavorful dish. I think I might add an extra tablespoon of minced onion next time as I couldn't detect the onion in this dish. The color of the finished dish is really beautiful with the orange flecks throught the rice (more orange than golden in color). Note that this is not an overly cheesy dish as there is a nice balance with all the ingredients - not like cheesy in macaroni and cheese. Definitely not a dish for those that are not fond of carrots!