Pineapple Rice

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups cooked rice, that has been removed from pan it was cooked in with a fork so as not to mash the grains
• 2 cups undrained crushed pineapple
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 lb butter
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 in a separate pan (from the one rice was cooking in), place pineapple, sugar, butter and let simmer over a low fire.
• 2 when it reaches a thin syrup stage, remove from stove and add nutmeg.
• 3 butter baking dish and place in alternate layers the cooked rice and the pineapple sauce, the last layer being pineapple.
• 4 bake in 350° oven, 25-30 min.
• 5 or until lightly browned on top.
• 6 if rice seems to be getting too dry before browning, carefully add a few spoons of water.
• 7 serves 8.
• 8 this could easily be used as a dessert, but it's a wonderful side dish with lamb.