ITALIAN SAUSAGE, SPINACH AND RICE BAKE

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I love Italian sausage, but my family doesn't and I'm always trying to find ways to get them to like it. I came up with this when my daughter said she'd rather eat a plate of spinach than taste a bite of cottage cheese. After she (and the rest of the family) had two helpings and proclaimed it a keeper, I let her in on the fact that the parsley was really spinach and that there was also cottage cheese in it!

Provided by pines506

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons olive oil (or enough to coat pan)
1 lb bulk Italian sausage
3 cups cooked white rice
1 onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
2 cups chicken broth
4 ounces mozzarella cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
pepper, to taste
salt, to taste
fresh grated parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • In a large skillet saute onion and garlic in olive oil until soft.
  • Add sausage and cook until no longer pink, breaking up larger pieces if you need to.
  • Add in rice, mushrooms, spinach, chicken broth, salt and pepper and cook until heated through.
  • Add in the cottage and mozzarella cheese and turn into a greased casserole dish.
  • Top with parmesan cheese.
  • Bake at 350 for about 30-40 minutes until bubbly and golden on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 555.2, Fat 35.1, SaturatedFat 13, Cholesterol 77.7, Sodium 1104.3, Carbohydrate 33.5, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 1.9, Protein 25.7

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