Leftover Rice and Mushroom Ball Recipe

You can actually throw in whatever you like in leftover rice. The best thing about these are you can taylor them to your taste. See the suggestions below for a great combination of flavors with the basic recipe. These are a great side dish and perfect for lunches especially if you add more additions to the rice that you like! Actually they bake more like a pattie because they are flat on the bottom. Delicious just the same!

1 or 2 cups leftover rice
1 egg
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoon grating cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
salt pepper to taste
Optional dash of cayenne powder

Place the cold rice in a bowl. Add the egg and mix together evenly. Mix in the soy sauce, garlic powder, grating cheese and mozzarella. Use a ice cream scooper and scopp onto a greased or lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degree hot oven for 25 minutes or until browned and set.

Suggestions to add into the rice:

Chopped peppers
Chopped olives
Chopped tomatoes
Chopped ham
Chopped eggplant
Chopped zucchini
Sliced mushrooms
Sliced pepperoni
Chopped carrots, celery
Sliced roasted almonds
Leftover corn

+claudia lamascolo  author