CHEESY RICE AND BEAN PIE

CHEESY RICE AND BEAN PIE image

Yield 4 People

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 cups canned pinto or kidney beans
4 cloves garlic minced
2tsp lemon zest
1.5 tsp chopped fresh sage
1 tsp salt
2 T butter or olive oil
1 LG onion chopped
1 cup rice
1.25 cups veg broth
fresh gr pepper
2 T lemon juice
2 T bread crumbs
.75 cup grated park cheese
.75 cup sliced mozzarella cheese
1 LG egg
1 egg yolk

Steps:

Add garlic, zest salt and sage to beans cook onion in oil until carmelized cook rice in broth with added water and salt, stir in lemon juice when cooked. cool ricepreheat oven to 350 oil pie plate coat with crumbs stir parm and eggs into rice spoon half of rice into panspoon beans over top Layer mozzarella over beans add a layer of sliced tomatoes optional complete with another layer of rice Cover with buttered foil bake 35 minutes increase oven temp to 475 uncover bake for 20 minute cool and refrigerate for a day, reheat to serve