Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 lb ground beef, veal or turkey
- 1/4 cup onion, minced
- salt and fresh pepper
- 5 oz. frozen peas
- 16 oz. tomato sauce
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese
- cooking spray
- 4 tbsp. breadcrumbs, divided
- 1 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella
Preparation
Step 1
Saute ground meat and onions and cook until browned. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then add peas and 8 oz. tomato sauce and simmer on low, covered, about 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl combine rice, cheese, eggs, and 3-4 oz. tomato sauce and mix well. Rice should be a bit sticky.
Spray a 9x12 casserole dish with cooking spray, making sure to spray the sides. Add 2 tbsp. breadcrumbs to the dish and roll around to coat the bottom and sides.
Talk half of the rice mixture and cover the bottom of the dish and up the sides, press to form the bottom layer.
Add meat and peas.
Sprinkle mozzarella on top. Top with remaining rice and press until even. Top with remaining 4 oz. sauce, remaining 2 tbsp. breadcrumbs, and remaining mozzarella.
Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 more minutes.