Pizza Rice Casserole
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 3⁄4 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon oregano
- 1 dash pepper
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1⁄2 cup small curd cottage cheese
- 1⁄2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
directions
- In large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat then drain.
- Add the tomato sauce, sugar, salt, parsley, garlic powder, oregano and pepper.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Combine the rice and cottage cheese.Put 1/2 into a greased 11"x7"x2" baking dish.
- Top with half of the meat mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake uncovered, at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes until heated through and bubbly.
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Reviews
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You'll laugh when I tell you how I adapted this recipe to what I had on hand..... Instead of cottage cheese, I used mashed great northern beans. I also used wild rice, and omitted the garlic powder. I had fresh herbs in my garden; tarragon, Greek oregano, and basil and used those. I also added a bit of mexican cheeses (chipotle included) and made this more of a mexican casserole! It turned out great! We ate it over baked potatoes on day two! Nothing like TONS OF CARBS at my house!
Tweaks
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You'll laugh when I tell you how I adapted this recipe to what I had on hand..... Instead of cottage cheese, I used mashed great northern beans. I also used wild rice, and omitted the garlic powder. I had fresh herbs in my garden; tarragon, Greek oregano, and basil and used those. I also added a bit of mexican cheeses (chipotle included) and made this more of a mexican casserole! It turned out great! We ate it over baked potatoes on day two! Nothing like TONS OF CARBS at my house!