Easy Pizza Rice Casserole
from Tiffany at eatathomecooks.com
Servings: 3 to 4
Calories: 818kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ cups instant brown rice
- ¾ lb. Italian sausage ground
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 medium zucchini chopped
- ½ 15 oz. can tomato sauce
- ⅓ tsp. oregano
- 12 oz. cottage cheese optional
- 5 slices provolone cheese
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package directions.
- Brown sausage, onion and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until the sausage is cooked fully.
- Add zucchini to the skillet 5-7 minutes before the sausage is done.
- Drain the meat and rinse with hot water to remove extra grease, then return to the skillet.
- Stir tomato sauce and oregano into the meat.
- Stir cottage cheese into the cooked rice and pour the rice mixture into a greased 9x9 casserole dish.
- Top with the meat mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition
Calories: 818kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 1901mg | Potassium: 910mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 885IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 399mg | Iron: 6mg