Florintine Rice Pudding Food

ROCKIN' RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine cooked rice, milk, sugar and butter in a medium saucepan. Add raisins and vanilla. Cook for 25 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed. Mix in lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. Spoon pudding into a serving dish and dust with remaining cinnamon. May serve chilled or at room temperature.

OLD FASHIONED CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir remaining 1/2 cup milk, golden raisins, beaten egg, and white sugar into the rice mixture; stirring continually. Continue cooking until egg is set, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; stir butter and vanilla extract into the pudding.

RICE FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Add water and soup in a medium saucepan.
• Stir until well blended.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in the rice and spinach leaves.
• Cover.
• Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir gently and serve.

TOMATOES FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cut a slice from top or each tomato.
• Scoop out pulp to halfway down tomato and save for sauce or soup.
• In a frypan, melt butter.
• Stir in onion and garlic, cook over medium heat until tender.
• Stir in spinach, milk,and salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon mixture into tomatoes and arrange in ovenproof serving dish or on baking sheet.
• topping: Combine bread crumbs, parsley and cheese, sprinkle over top of tomatoes.
• Bake in 400 degrees oven for 20 minutes or until heated through.

FLORENTINE RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute red pepper in butter until tender. Stir in the spinach, onion, garlic, rosemary and pepper; cook until spinach is wilted. Stir in the rice, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts; cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.