Italian Vegetable Rice Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, 5 minutes. Add the shallots and saute for another 5 minutes. Add the spinach, Italian seasoning, a large pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Cook, stirring, until the spinach is wilted, a few minutes more. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Pat the crescent roll dough into a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the sauteed vegetables, mozzarella, Parmesan and eggs. Pat the mixture into the crescent roll dough.
• Bake until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. Stir in spinach. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes or until tender; drain well. Add the vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir in the rice and red peppers until combined. Cook and stir until heated through.

Steps:

• RICE CRUST-----------------.
• Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
• In a medium size saucepan, add rice and water or broth.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
• Fluff rice with a fork and set aside to cool slightly.
• In a mixing bowl, combine cooked rice, beaten egg, mozzarella cheese and Tabasco sauce and mix well.
• Press mixture evenly into a lightly greased 12 inch pizza pan, covering bottom and sides.
• Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 4 minutes or until set.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly before adding filling.
• VEGETARIAN FILLING------------.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together tomato sauce, garlic, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, oregano, basil, Italian herb seasoning and black pepper.
• Spread sauce mixture over the bottom of the rice crust.
• Sprinkle over with 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese.
• Arrange sliced mushrooms, green peppers, red peppers, sliced tomatoes, and sliced red onion in layers.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of remaining mozzarella cheese over top.
• Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 15 minutes or until cheese bubbles.
• Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
• You can also use chopped fresh broccoli as another vegetable.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in rice, cover, remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed.
• Stir half the shredded mozzarella into hot rice. When the cheese melts, stir in the beaten egg whites.
• Turn the mixture out onto a greased pizza pan and flatten to form a crust. Bake for 5 minutes in the 400°F oven.
• Drizzle the tomato sauce over the crust and sprinkle with the basil, garlic, and oregano.
• Arrange the eggplant, zucchini, and tomato over the crust in a decorative pattern and top with the remaining mozzarella and the parmesan cheese.
• Bake near the top of the oven for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and the cheese is slightly browned.