Pizza Rice Casserole
We made it our mission to use stuff in the house this weekend for our meals. So I pulled out my copy of the More-with-Less Cookbook and went hunting. I came across this delightfully simple little casserole. I admit it sounds a little odd—cottage cheese and rice???—and yet the taste is very nice. We served it alongside a fresh fruit salad.
2⁄3 c raw rice, brown or white, or 2 cups plain cooked rice
1 1⁄3 c water or vegetable broth
3⁄4 lb ground beef (we had leftover ground turkey)
1 onion, chopped
1 cn 15oz., tomato sauce
1⁄4 t garlic powder or 1 clove minced fresh garlic
1 t sugar
t salt and pepper to taste
1⁄4 t dried oregano
1 t parlsey flakes or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 1⁄2 c cottage cheese
1⁄2 c shredded cheese