Jill Conner Browne, Sweet Potato Queen and our own Mississippi celebrity, calls this dish Death Corn Five because it's a great funeral food dish. A mixture of packaged Zatarain's yellow rice with Mexican corn and the addition of jalapeno and pepper jack cheese - it's spicy good!
Spicy Rice and Corn Casserole
This spicy rice dish combines yellow rice, Mexican corn, jalapenos and pepper jack cheese making it flavorful and a perfect side for just about any beef, pork, or chicken dish.
If you don't have Zatarain's products (#ad) in your area, there are several other brands of yellow rice, any of which would be an appropriate substitute. There's also a great recipe for a homemade yellow rice in my cookbook (#ad)!
A perfect take along dish for that potluck, family reunion, or even as a funeral food dish, though you'll likely want to double it (that's what I do!).
You can also substitute your favorite cream soups (I prefer Campbell's brand's original "Great for Cooking" versions), use a combination of them, and even add in some shredded, cooked chicken or lightly sautéed shrimp to make it a main dish meal.
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Here's how to make it.
Prepare rice according to package directions in a large saucepan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or spray a 1-1/2 quart baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Combine the cooked rice and remaining butter.
Stir in the cream soup.
Add the corn.
Add jalapenos, if using, salt, pepper and Creole or Cajun seasoning. Stir in 3/4 cup of the shredded cheese, reserving the remaining 1/4 cup.
Blend until everything is well mixed.
Transfer mixture to the baking dish. I'm taking this to a potluck so I'm using an disposable foil pan.
Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until fully heated through.
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