Italian · Dinner
Baked Rice and Meat Timbale
Ground beef, arborio rice, and tomato sauce layer inside a buttered mold lined with breadcrumbs, baked until the rice sets and the top turns golden. Parmesan and mozzarella bind the layers, while nutmeg and onion season the beef. Sliced and served warm as a self-contained rice and meat bake.
$5
25 minsPrep
40 minsCook
65 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
580Calories
38.2gProtein
30.6gFat
39.1gCarbs
6.5gSugar
2.9gFiber
771mgSodium
112mgChol
13.1gSat Fat
742mgPotassium
325mgCalcium
4.1mgIron
2.5mcgVitamin B12
8.1mgVitamin C
protein-rich
rich-umami
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Prep
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a small baking dish with butter, dust with dried breadcrumbs, tilting to coat evenly.
2
Sauté
Heat the olive oil over medium heat; add the onion and garlic and cook 3 minutes until softened and translucent.
3
Brown
Add the ground beef and cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, breaking it up, until no pink remains and meat browns.
4
Simmer
Stir in canned tomatoes, salt, pepper, and oregano; simmer over medium-low heat 8 minutes until sauce thickens and coats the meat.
5
Build
Mix the cooked arborio rice with milk, half the parmesan, and nutmeg until creamy and evenly coated.
6
Layer
Spoon half the rice into the dish, top with beef mixture, scatter mozzarella over it, then cover with remaining rice, pressing gently.
7
Bake
Sprinkle remaining parmesan over the top and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes until the top turns golden and edges bubble.
8
Rest
Remove from the oven and let stand 10 minutes so the layers firm up enough to hold their shape.
9
Plate
Run a knife around the edge, invert the timbale onto a plate, and serve warm.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz400g ground beef
- 2/3 cup130g arborio rice, cooked (about 3/4 cup cooked)
- 2/3 cup160g canned tomatoes
- 4 tbsp40g onion
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 4 tbsp30g parmesan
- 2.2 oz60g mozzarella
- 4 tbsp30g dried breadcrumbs, for lining the dish
- 2 tsp10g butter, softened, for greasing
- 2 tbsp30ml olive oil
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp nutmeg, ground
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 pinch2 pinch salt
- 2 pinch2 pinch black pepper
- 2 tbsp30ml whole milk
