Rice pizza is a creative and appetizing dish that combines the best of two culinary worlds: pizza and rice.
A compact layer of rice, topped with a generous amount of tomato sauce and melting mozzarella becomes an innovative and tasty answer for those seeking new recipes without straying too far from familiar flavors.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Oven, Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 3 cups Roma rice
- 3 1/4 cups tomato sauce
- 1 mozzarella for pizza (shredded)
- to taste Grana Padano cheese, grated
- to taste basil
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste butter
- to taste oregano
- to taste salt
Use my tools
- Baking Pan
Steps
Preparing the RICE PIZZA is very simple!
Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add the rice and cook until al dente (it will finish cooking in the oven).
Simultaneously, cook a simple sauce for 10 minutes in another pot with tomato sauce, a splash of oil, salt, and half a glass of water.
Drain the rice, add a knob of butter, a few ladles of tomato sauce, and some grated cheese, mix well.
Butter a baking dish and compose the layers!
Add half of the rice, a layer of tomato sauce, and a layer of shredded mozzarella.
Finish with the remaining rice, tomato sauce, grated Grana, and small pieces of butter.
Place in a preheated oven at 350°F for 15/20 minutes, during the last 5 minutes, sprinkle the rice pizza with more shredded mozzarella, oregano, and basil leaves. If your oven has it, turn on the grill function and you’ll get a light and delicious crust on the surface!!!
Look how it stretches!!!
Enjoy your meal!
