Vegetarian - Rice Crust Pizza

William (Uncle Bill) Anatooskin's Note:

The rice crust is gluten free and healthy. I found a recipe about 20 years ago similar to my recipe, however, I have modified it in order to have it workable and with a nice taste. If desired, you can change the filling to a good old fashioned Italian Style filling.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

RICE CRUST

• 2 cups long grain white rice or 2 cups brown rice, uncooked
• 4 cups water or 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/16 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or 1/16 teaspoon red hot sauce

VEGETARIAN FILLING

• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese, , divided
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 medium green pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 medium fresh tomato, , sliced
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. RICE CRUST-----------------.
2. Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
3. In a medium size saucepan, add rice and water or broth.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
5. Fluff rice with a fork and set aside to cool slightly.
6. In a mixing bowl, combine cooked rice, beaten egg, mozzarella cheese and Tabasco sauce and mix well.
7. Press mixture evenly into a lightly greased 12 inch pizza pan, covering bottom and sides.
8. Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 4 minutes or until set.
9. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before adding filling.
10. VEGETARIAN FILLING------------.
11. In a mixing bowl, stir together tomato sauce, garlic, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, oregano, basil, Italian herb seasoning and black pepper.
12. Spread sauce mixture over the bottom of the rice crust.
13. Sprinkle over with 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese.
14. Arrange sliced mushrooms, green peppers, red peppers, sliced tomatoes, and sliced red onion in layers.
15. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of remaining mozzarella cheese over top.
16. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
17. Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 15 minutes or until cheese bubbles.
18. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
19. You can also use chopped fresh broccoli as another vegetable.

Reviews

[marliewiggins]

I had a recipe cloe to this back in the 80"s and lost it. Great to have a rice pizza again, evryone loved it and I never could quite make it right from memory until I saw this recipe posted.
Thanks

[mickeydownunder]

WOW So different, TRUE! HAS to be good if it is an Uncle Bill recipe too! LOVE is healthy, low fat for me! Thanks for sharing this unique recipe!