Pizza Rice

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Pizza Rice

Yield 4

Author Lucy Tweed

Cook time

45 Min

Total time

45 Min

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Ingredients

• 1⁄2 red onion, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
• 4 button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1⁄2 cup (80 g) pitted black Spanish olives, thinly sliced
• 1–2 roasted marinated red capsicums (peppers), thinly sliced
• 2 marinated long-stem artichokes (or 4 short-stem), halved
• 1 teaspoon fine salt
• 1⁄4 cup (60 g) salted butter
• 2 cups (440 g) arborio rice
• 200 g (7 oz) tomato passata (puréed tomatoes)
• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes or 2 small trusses of baby truss tomatoes
• 3⁄4 cup (105 g) sliced mozzarella cheese
• 1 burrata, torn
• 1⁄2 cup (50 g) finely grated parmesan cheese, for sprinkling
• 50 g (13⁄4 oz) rocket (arugula)
• Small handful of basil leaves
• Optional: chili flakes

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) fan-forced.
2. In a large ovenproof frying pan, sauté the red onion and garlic in the olive oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, until starting to soften.
3. Add the mushrooms, oregano, olives, capsicum, artichoke, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Fry for a further 1 minute.
4. Add the butter and arborio rice. Reduce the heat to medium and stir well to coat the rice in the butter and pan flavors.
5. Pour in the tomato passata, and rinse the passata jar with about 600 ml (21 fl oz) of water. Add this water to the pan as well.
6. Top with cherry tomatoes (or baby truss tomatoes). Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with salt to season.
7. Place the pan in the preheated oven. After 25 minutes, remove the pan from the oven and top with sliced mozzarella and a drizzle of olive oil. Return the pan to the oven to cook for a further 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
8. When serving, top the dish with torn burrata, finely grated parmesan cheese, rocket, and basil leaves and chilli if you wish!

Nutrition Facts

Calories

831

Fat

43 g

Sat. Fat

15 g

Carbs

93 g

Fiber

7 g

Net carbs

87 g

Sugar

6 g

Protein

18 g

Sodium

1399 mg

Cholesterol

58 mg

This information is a guide only, and can vary due to a number of factors including precision of measurements, brands, ingredient freshness, or the source of nutrition data.