Zucchini and Rice Casserole
Zucchini and Rice Casserole might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 8g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 214 calories. This recipe serves 10. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of bread crumbs, zucchini, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Instructions
Bring water to boil, add rice. When water returns to a boil, reduce temperature to a low. Cover rice and cook until rice is tender.
Preheat oven's broiler. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Cut ends from zucchini and steam until tender. Reserve 2 zucchini for garnish, then dice remaining zucchini.
Combine butter and oil in a Dutch oven and heat until butter is melted.
Add rice and diced zucchini, then saute until golden, stirring frequently. Stir in the cheeses until melted and add salt and pepper to taste.
Let cool slightly, then stir in eggs quickly.
Pour into a prepared baking dish and sprinkle generously with bread crumbs.
Slice reserved zucchini and arrange around the diced mixture.
Drizzle melted butter over top.
Broil about 6 inches from the source of heat until lightly browned and bubbly.