Spinach, mushrooms, and brown rice with cheese
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon | Olive oil |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 1 | large | Garlic clove -- minced |
| 1 | cup | Mushrooms -- sliced |
| 1½ | pounds | Spinach -- shredded |
| (about 5 cups) | ||
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1¼ | cup | Cheddar cheese -- shredded |
| ½ | cup | Cottage cheese -- small |
| Curd | ||
| 3 | cups | Short-grain rice -- cooked |
| 6 | slices | Mozzarella cheese |
| Paprika | ||
Directions
Preheat oven to 400. Oil an 8" square baking dish.
Heat oil and butter in a 10 inch skillet. Add garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add spinach and stir and cook about 2 minutes, or until spinach wilts. Stir in pepper, cheddar cheese, and cottage cheese and set aside.
Make a layer of rice on bottom of baking dish. Spoon spinach cheese mixture evenly over rice. Top with mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with paprika. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes then broil for about 1 minute, or until cheese is bubbly and brown. Cut into squares and serve very hot.
Recipe By : from Rodales Basic Natural Foods Cookbook File