This recipe, which is cheesy and delicious, is a terrific way to use up all the zucchini from your garden.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ cup uncooked white rice
- 2 pounds zucchini
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Bring water to boil, add rice. When water returns to a boil, reduce temperature to a low. Cover rice and cook until rice is tender.
- Preheat oven’s broiler. Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Cut ends from zucchini and steam until tender. Reserve 2 zucchini for garnish, then dice remaining zucchini.
- Combine butter and oil in a Dutch oven and heat until butter is melted. Add rice and diced zucchini, then saute until golden, stirring frequently. Stir in the cheeses until melted and add salt and pepper to taste. Let cool slightly, then stir in eggs quickly. Pour into a prepared baking dish and sprinkle generously with bread crumbs.
- Slice reserved zucchini and arrange around the diced mixture. Drizzle melted butter over top.
- Broil about 6 inches from the source of heat until lightly browned and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 262 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 66 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 263 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I read the other reviews and came up with my own changes. I already had leftover cooked rice,so I used that. I did not steam the zucchini. I diced it and sautéed it in olive oil with onion and fresh garlic. I added two cups of rice. Salt and pepper and kept the rest the same. I baked it at 375 for twenty minutes and then 400 for ten. Browned up nice! I also did not use the bread crumb topping.
I started out making this recipe as indicated, but quickly realized, it was going to need a lot of tweaking. I hesitated leaving a review, but felt others might like to know how I ended up preparing it. As I stated, I started out making it as the recipe indicated. I cooked the rice and steamed the zucchini then added them to the oil and butter mixture in the skillet. I added salt, pepper, oregano, garlic and onion powder and additional cheese then topped the casserole with diced tomatoes, Monterey Jack cheese, bread crumbs and drizzled with butter. Instead of just broiling the casserole, I baked it for about 15 minutes at 375 degrees to make sure it was heated through, then broiled it until the bread crumb and cheese topping was nice and crisp. My family loved it with the additions and changes.
This was very yummy. I have a ton of zucchini from the garden and this got rid of one of the medium-large sized ones. I used 1 cup rice (dry) in my rice cooker and used 1/2 vegetable broth/1/2 water. I did also add some chopped carrot with it too. Very tasty and my son liked this side more than the grilled chicken I served it with.
Delicious. I used cauliflower rice and zucchini and just sautéed them together. Panko bread crumbs make for a great crunch on top. My husband and two kids all had seconds!!
I guess I used this as a guideline but LOVED the results. Used brown rice. For the veggies, I used zucchini, but added a small jalapeno pepper and some red pepper. Cooked the veggies in some broth, then added in the rice, cheese & one egg when the liquid was absorbed. Put some of the parmesan cheese and crushed crackers on top and baked at 375 for around 15 minutes.
This zucchini and rice casserole recipe as written is not very flavorful. It needs some FRESH onions, leeks, and/or garlic, other vegetables, herbs, and spices. There should be some salt added to the water when cooking the rice and some added to the eggs. I used 2 bags of boil-in-bag rice, 2 large zucchinis, and 1 full Cup of grated cheese plus the 1/2 C Parmesan. I didn’t use oil and decreased the butter. I skipped the step of frying the rice, mixed everything together, sprinkled a light layer of bread crumbs on top, and baked it for about 30 minutes at 180 C / 350 F. I’d make it this way again but would add the additional ingredients for flavor. It was enough for dinner for 2 adults (large portions) and some leftover for lunch for 1 person the next day.
Made this with changes listed by other reviewers. Nice to make with leftovers in the frig. Good accompaniment to simple fish, chicken, and pork recipes.
I thought this recipe looked a little bland due to the lack of seasoning so I made a few changes. Firstly I didn’t steam the zucchini, I sautéed it with a healthy pat of butter, 3 cloves chopped garlic, 1/2 diced onion, 1 tsp of oregano leaves, 1 tsp red pepper flakes and 1 tsp garlic salt. Also instead of using only half a cup of rice I used one full cup. Other than that I loved this recipe, and so did my sister who came over later and raided my fridge for the last of it!
Very good but a bit bland, I will try adding a few items that other reviewers suggested. DH actually said he loved it and he NEVER says he loves ANYTHING!! 🙂
Very good but a bit bland, I will try adding a few items that other reviewers suggested. DH actually said he loved it and he NEVER says he loves ANYTHING!! 🙂
I love this recipe. I used smart balance butter instead and no oil. Added monteray Jack cheese and medium cheddar cheese; also I added a small amount of sweet corn for an extra veggie. I Seasoned Panko bread crumbs to taste and added more cheese on top. Baked at 350 degrees for 45 minutes and broiled on low for last 5 minutes. My family loves this! A great recipe.
why rate a dish 5 stars if you have changed it so much from the original recipe? Rate the original recipe not your own.
This recipe is a good start but I only gave it 4 stars because I changed quite a bit. First I used about 3 zucchini, chopped them up and sauted them with a ton of garlic (probably 15 minced cloves). I don’t have a dutch oven so just put the rice, cheese, cooked zucchini, & some margarine in a medium pot, added only one egg and mixed. I put it all in the prepped pan, used crushed butter crackers on top instead of breadcrumbs, added the melted margarine and broiled. It came out fantastic! I think the key ingredient that was missing was lots and lots of garlic!
Delicious! I didn’t put the zucchini slices on top, however. Wonderful with a salad,
No flavor, unappealing consistency. Too much revamping required to attempt again. Do not recommend.
I made this for my husband, who really liked it. His only suggestion is to just not bother putting the zucchini slices on top of the casserole as garnish, because they were too bland. He felt he’d rather just have them mixed in with the cheese and the rest of it (though the presentation was really nice!). I’ll be making this again for him. Thanks, Paula!
This was FANTASTIC! I did what another reviewer did and cooked the rice in veggie broth. It added so much flavor! I also had this side dish as a main meal and it was so filling! Everybody need to try this.
I really loved this! Only reason I am giving 4 stars is because as written, there would definitely not be enough rice. I upped it to 2 cups cooked rice and it was perfect! Also, no need for all that butter and oil when sauteeing, I only used a small chunk of butter (about 2 1/2 T) and it was just fine. Save the fat/calories for something else! Overall, it was delicious and cheesy, served it as a main course with corn on the cob, salad and fruit. Great!
This was so good! I too used more rice and a little less zucchini, and then only 1 egg to make it a little drier. With a salad it made a delicious meal for dinner tonight.
Pretty tasty. You can definitely cut down on the amount of butter and oil, though – after I cleaned my plate (which I did quite happily) you can see the amount of oil leftover. Also, I accidentally used a type of instant rice which never browned when I sauteed it, but it all still came out well.
Excellent way to use up all that zucchini! I added browned hamburger, used more rice and one more egg. Also some chili powder. Thanks. SuperShar