Tomato Rice

Name: Tomato Rice
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2.5 cups water ((or low/no-salt added chicken broth)); 1 cup brown rice ((or whatever rice is in your pantry, barley, quinoa, or oatmeal)); 3 tbsp tomato paste ((or 6 tbsp tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, or salsa)); 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning ((or cilantro, basil, oregano, or dried dill))

Servings

Ingredients

2.5 cups water (or low/no-salt added chicken broth)
1 cup brown rice (or whatever rice is in your pantry, barley, quinoa, or oatmeal)
3 tbsp tomato paste (or 6 tbsp tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, or salsa)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning (or cilantro, basil, oregano, or dried dill)

Servings

Ingredients

2.5 cups water (or low/no-salt added chicken broth)
1 cup brown rice (or whatever rice is in your pantry, barley, quinoa, or oatmeal)
3 tbsp tomato paste (or 6 tbsp tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, or salsa)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning (or cilantro, basil, oregano, or dried dill)

Instructions

Place all ingredients except Italian seasoning into a medium-sized pot on the stove. Heat on medium high, whisking until tomato paste is dissolved.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low. Cover, and then simmer. After about 10 minutes of simmering, stir, and then check again after 15 minutes, stir, and reduce heat to low.
After 20 minutes, stir, and check again. If the rice is cooked, remove from heat and fluff with a fork. If it is not cooked, cover and cook for five more minutes. After 25 minutes, stir and check again. If it is still not done, let it cook for five more minutes, and by 30 minutes, it should be done, with almost all the water absorbed into the rice. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and serve.

Recipe Notes

Makes 8 servings. A serving is ½ cup. Each serving provides about 92 calories, 0.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 77 mg sodium, 19.5 g carbohydrates, 1 g sugar, 1 g fiber, and 2 g protein.

Chicken Sausage Pizza

Servings

Ingredients

1 pizza dough already prepared
4 oz spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 lb chicken sausage combination of hot and sweet sausage
1/4 cup red pepper chopped (or other vegetables such as mushrooms, green peppers)
Italian Seasoning Try any combination of fresh or dried basil, tarragon, thyme, parsley, chives
red pepper flakes
1 tomato large, cored and sliced
16 oz mozzarella/cheddar sheese shredded (can use fat-free or low-fat variety)
Parmesan cheese
olive oil

Servings

Ingredients

1 pizza dough already prepared
4 oz spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 lb chicken sausage combination of hot and sweet sausage
1/4 cup red pepper chopped (or other vegetables such as mushrooms, green peppers)
Italian Seasoning Try any combination of fresh or dried basil, tarragon, thyme, parsley, chives
red pepper flakes
1 tomato large, cored and sliced
16 oz mozzarella/cheddar sheese shredded (can use fat-free or low-fat variety)
Parmesan cheese
olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Stretch pizza dough to fit a round, lightly oiled pizza pan. Heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan and cook chopped onion a couple of minutes until lightly browned. Add garlic and continue cooking for another minute or two. Add hot chicken sausage and cook until browned and crumbled.
Cover pizza dough with desired amount of sauce. Layer with the sausage mixture. Top with chopped red peppers and other vegetables if desired. Sprinkle with seasonings and red pepper flakes for added kick.
Place sliced tomatoes on top of sausage/vegetable/seasoning mixture, covering the pie. Brush any visible crust with olive oil and spray tomatoes with cooking spray.
Place in preheated oven for about 10 minutes, but keep an eye on it. When it starts to rise and the crust just starts to turn brown, remove from oven and top with shredded mozzarella/cheddar cheese and then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Brush crust with oil again and return to oven just until cheese melts.
Remove from oven, slice with pizza cutter and serve immediately!

Stealthy Zucchini Meatballs

Servings

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef 95% lean
1 Cup bread crumbs
2 cloves garlic minced
1 egg
1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 small zucchini
1 (24-ounce) jar of tomato sauce try for a low-salt sauce

Servings

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef 95% lean
1 Cup bread crumbs
2 cloves garlic minced
1 egg
1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 small zucchini
1 (24-ounce) jar of tomato sauce try for a low-salt sauce

Instructions

Mix the first six ingredients together.
Shred the zucchini into the mixture. Mix everything together.
Mold the mixture into 1 1/2 –inch meatballs.
Place meatballs in the crock-pot. Pour the jar of sauce over the meatballs. Cook on low for 8 hours.

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