23 baked cheese rice recipes

Mini rice cake snacks topped with herbed cream cheese and sour cream, baked until warm and bubbly. A quick 10-minute appetizer with tarragon, rosemary, oregano, and dill.

Rice cake delight is a 5-minute snack: crisp rice cakes spread with creamy cream cheese and a smear of sweet fruit preserves. Light, low-fat, and endlessly customizable for breakfast or an afternoon bite.

Mexican rice cakes top puffed rice rounds with refried beans, picante sauce, cheddar and jalapeños, then bake until bubbly. A light 20-minute Tex-Mex snack or quick lunch.

Canned salmon and grated potato pancakes fried crispy golden, served with applesauce or horseradish sour cream. An easy, budget-friendly dinner the whole family loves. Think latkes meet salmon cakes.

Surprisingly, these particular pancakes taste much better with fruit than with syrup.

A simple baked rice soufflé with brown rice, eggs, green chili peppers, and melted cheese on top. Just 5 ingredients for an easy vegetarian main dish.

Baked cheddar cheese balls with crispy rice cereal, butter, cayenne, and hot sauce. Dime-sized, crispy appetizer bites that bake in under 10 minutes and store indefinitely.

Mini quiches with a crispy rice crust, Swiss cheese, bacon, green chiles, and pimentos. Bite-sized, gluten-free appetizers baked in miniature muffin tins.

Ground beef, rice, and broccoli baked in a creamy broccoli cheese sauce until bubbly and golden. A budget-friendly weeknight casserole that feeds 8 with minimal effort.

Herb spinach bake with cheddar cheese, rice, eggs, thyme, and Worcestershire sauce. A savory spinach casserole side dish that feeds a crowd and comes together with minimal prep.

Hearty veal and wild rice casserole baked with mushrooms, sour cream, sherry, and a Romano cheese crust. A crowd-feeding retro comfort dish that serves 8 hungry people.

Italian mac and cheese with crumbled Italian sausage, diced tomatoes, Velveeta, and sliced cheese baked until bubbly. Five ingredients, one pan, zero fuss.

Italian-style picnic pie with diced ham, ricotta, cottage cheese, and Parmesan baked in a double crust with egg yolk glaze. Serve at room temperature for picnics.

Ham and cheese breakfast casserole layers whole-wheat bread, spinach, diced ham, and roasted red peppers in a Gruyere-topped custard. An overnight-friendly brunch bake for 6.

Hot tuna burgers stuff hamburger buns with tuna salad, diced American cheese, celery and onion, then bake them sealed in foil until the cheese melts. Vintage church-supper handheld dinner with built-in nostalgia.

Chili brunch egg bake mixes a dozen eggs with cheddar, cottage cheese, diced green chiles, and melted butter. Assemble the night before and bake in the morning. Serve with salsa and sour cream.