🇵🇾 Paraguayan Cuisine

Arroz Quesu

Cheesy Rice

Prep Time 5 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 340 kcal

Fluffy white rice stirred with generous amounts of melted Paraguayan cheese until stretchy and golden — the simplest and most comforting of Paraguay's cheese-based staples.

Ingredients

2 cups cooked white rice
200g Paraguayan cheese (or Muenster), cubed
2 tbsp butter
Salt to taste
Scallion, chopped (optional)

Instructions

1 Cook rice as normal. While still hot, add butter.
2 Stir in cubed cheese immediately. Mix vigorously as the cheese melts into the rice.
3 Continue stirring until the cheese is fully melted and the rice becomes stretchy and cohesive.
4 Season with salt. Add scallion if desired.
5 Serve immediately while the cheese is still stretchy and gooey.

Did You Know?

Paraguayan children often eat arroz quesu as their first solid comfort food — it's considered the edible equivalent of a warm hug.