Italian Rice Bake Recipe

Name: Italian Rice Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ⅔ cup rice (or 2 cups leftover cooked rice); 1 ⅓ cups water (if using uncooked rice); 1 onion, chopped; 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 6 ounces water (to make tomato sauce using the tomato paste); ½ teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 dash pepper; ½ teaspoon whole thyme; ½ teaspoon dried oregano, crushed; 1 teaspoon parsley flakes; 1 ½ cups low fat cottage cheese; ½ cup grated part-skim mozzarella cheese or ½ cup farmer cheese

Servings: persons

⅔ cup rice (or 2 cups leftover cooked rice)
1 ⅓ cups water (if using uncooked rice)
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
6 ounces water (to make tomato sauce using the tomato paste)
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 dash pepper
½ teaspoon whole thyme
½ teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1 ½ cups low fat cottage cheese
½ cup grated part-skim mozzarella cheese or ½ cup farmer cheese

1
Cook rice in water.
2
In a skillet, saute onion in butter or margarine.
3
Add tomato paste, water, garlic powder, sugar, pepper, thyme, oregano and parsley to onion mixture.
4
Combine cottage cheese and rice.
5
Put 1/3 of rice mixture in non-stick sprayed casserole dish.
6
Top with 1/3 of tomato sauce.
7
Continue to alternate layers, ending with tomato sauce.
8
Top with grated cheese.
9
Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until it is hot and bubbly.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 14 ingredients. The key ingredients include: ⅔ cup rice (or 2 cups leftover cooked rice), 1 ⅓ cups water (if using uncooked rice), 1 onion, chopped, 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, and more.

Yes, Italian Rice Bake falls under the General category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Italian Rice Bake

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