This is an incredibly easy side dish to prepare.  You just need to plan ahead a little bit and have three cups of rice already prepared and ready to go.  You can prepare white rice in a pot and go with that, use brown rice or whip up quickie minute rice. I recently tried Trader Joe’s frozen, already-cooked brown rice that you can microwave in pouches.  It’s great for last-minute rice side-dish needs.  And it would be good for this recipe too.  I like to have time-saver type things on hand for crazy busy weeknights where I can’t think about making rice!

In this recipe, you’ll be combining sour cream and cottage cheese with the cooked rice.  Add in a few spices and chopped green onions.  It’s all topped with plenty of Parmesan cheese and baked for a short time.  It’s delicious! Thanks to Serene from the HouseOfYumm blog for these beautiful photos.  Serene is one of the photographers for RecipeGirl.com, and she captured the deliciousness of this Baked Parmesan Rice perfectly!

Here are a few more rice recipes you might enjoy:

Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf by Saving Room for Dessert Cranberry Rice Pilaf by Recipe Girl Persian Jeweled Rice by The View From Great Island Classic Rice Pilaf by Recipe Girl