Name: Veg & cheesy rice bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 onion chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 courgettes sliced; 1 aubergine diced; 450g fresh tomato chopped (or a 400g can chopped tomatoes); 200g risotto rice; 2 eggs; 140g cheddar grated

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Veg & cheesy rice bake

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 5 mins

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Use risotto rice with melty cheddar as a topping for this vegetarian cottage pie-style batch bake with aubergines and courgettes

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Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 onion

chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
2 courgettes

sliced
1 aubergine

diced
450g fresh tomato

chopped (or a 400g can chopped tomatoes)
200g risotto rice
2 eggs
140g cheddar

grated

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal443
fat19g
saturates9g
carbs48g
sugars8g
fibre6g
protein20g
salt0.8g

low

Method

step 1

Sweat the onion in the oil for 10 mins, until soft and lightly golden. Add the courgettes and aubergine. Fry until golden brown. Add the tomatoes and some seasoning, then cover and simmer for 30 mins, uncovering for the final 15 mins if using fresh tomatoes. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
step 2

Meanwhile, cook the rice in a large pot of salted boiling water for 20 mins, or until tender. Drain and mix with the eggs and two-thirds of the cheese.
step 3

Put the courgette and tomato mix in an ovenproof dish. Spoon the rice mixture over and smooth it out. Sprinkle over the rest of the cheese. Bake for 30 mins until bubbling and golden.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2012

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