Egg Hot Dish

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups sliced celery
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 medium size onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained, cut up
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 2 cups rice, cooked (without salt)
• 1/2 cup shredded american cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large saucepan, over medium heat, stir and cook celery, green pepper and onions in butter until tender.
• 3 add flour and salt, stir until blended.
• 4 stir in tomatoes and hot pepper sauce; bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat, and simmer uncovered 10 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring occasionally.
• 6 gently stir in chopped eggs.
• 7 spoon rice onto bottom of a 2-quart greased baking dish.
• 8 pour egg mixture over rice.
• 9 bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• 10 top with cheese during the last 5 minutes of baking time.