Mt. Rainer Zucchini and Rice

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cup brown and wild rice mix
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 4 small zucchini, sliced
• 1/2 cup shredded Colby cheese
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Mix onion, brown and wild rice mix, and water in the melted butter. Layer tomatoes over rice mixture; top with zucchini. Cover zucchini with Colby cheese.

Mix sour cream, garlic, salt, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and black pepper together in a bowl; spread over Colby cheese layer. Cover Dutch oven.

Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender and cheese is bubbling, about 45 minutes.