Mrs. Trepagnier's Rice Casserole

I bet you can't guess who I got this recipe from.  This is my friend Marianna's mother-in-law's recipe.  It is easy to make and the French onion soup makes the rice so flavorful.

Ingredients:

• 1 can of French onion soup
• 1 can of beef broth
• 1 stick of butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 can of sliced water chestnuts, cut into smaller pieces
• 1 jar of sliced mushrooms with juice
• 1 ½ C. uncooked rice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl
3. Spray a glass baking dish that has a lid with cooking spray
4. Pour ingredients into baking dish
5. Bake for 45 minutes with lid on
6. Take lid off and bake for 15 minutes

Tips and Tricks:

• Sometimes I use about a half of a carton of fresh mushrooms and add an extra can of beef broth.
• I put the sliced water chestnuts in an egg slicer to cut them into smaller pieces.
• If you double this recipe, you almost double the time it bakes.