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I got this recipe from a friend years ago and its been a favorite in our
family. It converted easily to gluten free by just using GF brands. To
make it lactose free - use oil instead of butter and don't bake it with
cheese - just follow beginning of recipe up until adding cheeses.

Christy's Rice

2 cups long grain rice (any kind works)
1/2 stick (4 Tbs.) unsalted butter
1/2 red pepper, minced
2 tsp.. fresh thyme (1 tsp. dried)
1 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
pepper
4 oz fontina cheese, thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 400. Cook rice as you usually would. Heat butter in
small pan. Saute red pepper until soft. Stir in thyme and cook 1
minute.
Take sauteed pepper mixture and stir into cooked (and drained) rice.
Stir in parmesan and add pepper to taste. Grease casserole dish. Put 1/3
of rice mixture across dish and press it down to even it out. layer
fontina slices on top, then rice again, then fontina ending with a layer
of rice.
Bake 15-20 minutes at 400F.

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