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New Recipe: Zucchini Rice Gratin!
We practically frequently have leftover rice contained in the fridge due to my child LOVES RICE and it’s a really adaptable ingredient to have in my meal prep repetoire.
For a lot of who take some tomatoes from an excellent buddy and a few zucchini that didn’t make its technique into fritters, you most likely can merely put collectively a Zucchini Rice Gratin with the addition of eggs and cheese.
As quickly as I served up a bowl, it stroke a chord in my memory of arancini (fried balls of risotto with cheese) nonetheless not fried and waaaaay rather a lot a lot much less time-consuming. For a lot of who’re a fan of crispy rice and roasted greens, this makes an unbelievable side dish served collectively collectively along with your protein of alternative (I’d do sausage) or an important dish paired with a salad. Every technique, it’s a reminder that rice is probably one among many final kitchen shapeshifters. No marvel it’s frequently a staple contained in the Benjamin family.
HELLO RICE!
Let’s collect some substances to affix you.
Butter up a pan.
Chop therapy for the tomatoes, zucchini, onions and garlic!
The tomatoes and zucchini get roasted.
Onions and garlic soften in some olive oil in a skillet.
The binder for the rice is egg, cheese, onions and herbs!
Rice meets its future.
Rice is layered. We layer down the zucchini.
Howdy zucchini.
That zucchini will get topped with the remainder of the rice.
Then we prime with the remainder of the zucchini and TOMATOES.
Cheese covers the most effective due to WHY NOT?!
After a while contained in the oven we now have this.
MMMM 
The crispy bits are my favourite.
And an environment friendly approach to utilize up what’s leftover contained in the fridge!
serves 4-6
Zucchini Rice Gratin
rserves 4-6
ecipe tailored from Connoisseur Journal
- 1 1/2 kilos zucchini (about 3 medium), sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick
- 7 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 kilos plum tomatoes, sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 enormous eggs, flippantly crushed
- 1 tablespoon chopped present thyme
- 1 tablespoon chopped present oregano
- a heavy pinch of pink pepper flakes
- 2 1/2 cups cooked rice
- 1 1/3 cups grated Parmesan, divided
Preheat oven to 450°F with racks in bigger and cut back thirds.
Toss zucchini with 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt & pepper on a baking sheet. Toss tomatoes with 1 tablespoon oil on an extra baking sheet and season with salt & pepper. Roast zucchini in bigger third of oven and tomatoes in decrease third, turning greens as rapidly as midway by way of roasting, till tender and light-weight golden, about 10 minutes for tomatoes; 20 minutes for zucchini. In the reduction of oven temperature to 400F
Throughout the meantime, put collectively dinner onion and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil in an excellent larger skillet, over medium warmth till softened, about 8 minutes.
Stir collectively onion combination, cooked rice, eggs, thyme, oregano, pink pepper flakes, 1 cup parmesan, 1 tablespoon oil, and season with salt & pepper. Unfold half of rice combination in a shallow 2-quart baking dish, then prime with half of zucchini. Unfold remaining rice combination over zucchini, then prime with remaining zucchini. Prime with tomatoes and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil, then sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup cheese.
Bake in bigger third of oven till set and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
