Pizza Rice

This rice dish that tastes just like pizza, a kid favorite! Your child can help chop the tomatoes and mash and stir them over the stove (if you're comfortable with this step). Finally, they can top the tomato-rice mixture with shredded cheese and then enjoy the final tasty dish!

"Learn to Love Veggies" Tip

Here is a great opportunity to talk with your child about all of the great condiments that tomatoes can be found in such as ketchup, pasta sauce, and pizza sauce! Having them help out with this recipe will make it so that they are more likely to try it and not be alarmed that tomatoes, a.k.a the "pizza sauce veggie", are in this dish.

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Pizza Rice

Yield: 4-6

Author: Veggie Buds Club

This rice dish that tastes just like pizza, a kid favorite!

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked rice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 Roma tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• Salt, to taste
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Roughly chop the Roma tomatoes (this is a great step for your child to assist with if you have a child-safe knife!).
3. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan.
4. Add the chopped Roma tomatoes and stir, next smash them with a potato masher or large fork. Add all of the dry seasonings except for salt and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add the cooked basmati rice, stir everything together, and season with salt.
6. Pour the tomato-rice mixture into a baking dish. Sprinkle the top with the shredded cheese.
7. Place the baking dish in the oven on a high rack and bake for 5 minutes to melt the cheese.

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