Baked Rice Italienne Recipe

Ingredients for Baked Rice Italienne Recipe

• 1 cup rice (raw)
• ½ cup macaroni, broken up
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 1 small clove of garlic
• 2 tablespoons vegetable butter
• 2 tablespoons diced sweet pepper
• Salt
• A sprinkle of thyme
• 1-½ cups tomato pulp
• 2-½ cups water

Instructions

1. Put the rice into a frying pan, and brown over the open fire or in a hot oven, stirring often, to a light brown color.
2. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the water, and let cook steadily until dry, having the saucepan covered.
3. Break the macaroni into very small pieces, and cook in boiling salted water until thoroughly done; then wash and drain in a colander.
4. Put sweet pepper, onion, garlic and thyme into a sauce pan with the butter, and stir over the fire for a few moments.
5. Add the tomato, salt to taste, boil up well and pour over the rice.
6. Mix well; then put a layer of the rice-tomato in an oiled baking pan, and sprinkle the cooked macaroni evenly over it.
7. Put small bits of vegetable butter on it, pour over it the remainder of the rice mixture, bake in a medium oven for half an hour or more and serve.