3 cups cooked rice (1 cup of uncooked rice will equal 3 cups cooked)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded
1 (2 oz) jar of pimientos, drained
1 package of frozen shopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 package of frozen hopped broccoli, thawed and drained
1 can french fried onions
 
 

With rice still in sauce pan, add soups, cheese, and pimientos

Stir well

 In medium bowl combine spinach, broccoli and 1/2 of the onions

Spread half of the rice mixture into a 12 X 8 baking dish

Cover with vegetable mixture

Top with remaining rice mixture

In conventional oven bake at 350^o F for 40 minutes

If using microwave, cover and cook on high for 6 minutes, rotate dish and bake another 7 minutes

Remove pilaf from oven sprinkle remaining onions over top

Return to oven

Bake for 5 more minutes in conventional or 1  minute in microwave

Let stand for 5 minutes before serving

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