Herby cheese and rice bowl

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Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
cup White rice
2 tablespoons Olive oil
3 tablespoons Chopped fresh basil or parsley or a mixture of the two=OR= 1tb dried herbs
1½ cup Mozzarella cheese; chopped
2 tablespoons TO 3 tb grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

If necessary, wash the rice in cold water once or twice, then drain.

Cover the rice with twice its volume of water (1 cup rice to 2 cups water) in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil, then cover the pan, reduce the heat and leave the rice to simmer for aboout 20 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.

Empty the rice into a large bowl and stir in the olive oil and herbs. Stir the Mozzarella into the hot rice - the Mozzarella must melt. Sprinkle the Parmesan over the top of the dish and serve immediately.

30 minutes to make. Good source of protein, vitamin A, calcium, iron.

Source: Linda McCartney's Home Cooking.

Typos by Elizabeth Wood 8/95.

Submitted By ELIZABETH WOOD On 08-13-95

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