Recipe for Italian Rice?

Question

My stepduaghter's grandmother used to make she called "Italian Rice". What ingredients she remembers are rice, ground beef, chicken stock and I think tomato paste. Does anyone have a recipe that resembles this? I'd love to make it for her (her grandmother passed on last year).

was not risotto.

Answer 1

I make something similar..I cook my rice in chicken stock in the oven. Then I brown ground beef and onion, mix with crushed tomatos and tomato paste and mix with the rice...then I bake another few mins. Season with salt & pepper.

Answer 2

These are tomatoes stuffed with a rice mixer. Maybe this is simlar.
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1 cup Arborio rice (or other short-grain white rice)
6 ripe but firm large tomatoes
4 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
1/4 cup grated Parmesan

Cook the rice in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water, stirring periodically, until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Drain. Rinse the rice under cold running water. Set the rice aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut a 1/2-inch thick slice off the top of each tomato; reserve the tomato tops. Cut and scoop the seeds, pulp, and juice from each tomato into a small bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup of the tomato juice and pulp.

Oil the bottom of an 8 by 8-inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Place the hollowed tomatoes in the prepared dish.

Toss the rice with the reserved tomato juice and pulp. Add garlic, basil, parsley, Parmesan, the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and salt and pepper, to taste. Combine well.
Spoon the rice mixture into the hollowed tomatoes, mounding slightly. Sprinkle leftover stuffing on the bottom of the pan. Drizzle entire dish with olive oil. Place the reserved tomato slices atop the tomatoes. Bake until the rice is heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Answer 3

Rice Lasagna

Ingredients

(12 servings)

1 1/2 c Rice,long-grain
1 lb Ground beef
1 Onion,medium-size,chopped
1/4 c Green pepper,sweet,chopped
1 cn Spaghetti sauce(32oz)
1 Egg
1 pk Cottage cheese,low-fat(16oz)
1 pk Mozzarella cheese,shredded
1/4 c Parmesan cheese,grated


Instructions

1. Cook rice following package directions, salt optional. Reserve. 2. Coat 13x9x2" baking dish with nonstick vegetable-oil cooking spray. 3. Brown beef in large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up clumps. Carefully pour off excess fat. Add onion and green pepper; cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add spaghetti sauce. 4. Beat egg slightly in medium-size bowl. Stir in cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese. 5. Spread half the meat sauce over bottom of prepared baking dish. Spoon half the rice evenly over sauce; top with half the cheese mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese. 6. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350'F) for 50 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Answer 4

I like rice in simple marinara sauce with finely chopped onion and garlic and grated Parmesan cheese. Don't forget salt, pepper, and chopped parsley.

Chef Mark

Answer 5

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=italian+rice+recipe

here are a few...hope this helps