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     Title: Spinach, Mushrooms, And Brown Rice With Cheese
Categories: Casseroles, Cheese, Grains, Rice
     Yield: 6 servings

     1 tb Olive oil
     3 tb Butter
     1 cl Garlic -- minced
     1 c  Mushrooms -- sliced
 1 1/2 lb Spinach -- shredded
          - (about 5 cups)
   1/4 ts Pepper
 1 1/4 c  Cheddar cheese -- shredded
   1/2 c  Cottage cheese -- small
          - curd
     3 c  Short-grain rice -- cooked
     6 sl Mozzarella cheese
          Paprika

 Preheat oven to 400 F.  Oil an 8" square baking dish.

 Heat oil and butter in a 10" skillet.  Add garlic and mushrooms and
 cook, stirring, for 1 minute.  Add spinach and stir and cook about
 2 minutes, or until spinach wilts.  Stir in pepper, cheddar cheese,
 and cottage cheese and set aside.

 Make a layer of rice on bottom of baking dish.  Spoon spinach
 cheese mixture evenly over rice.  Top with mozzarella cheese and
 sprinkle with paprika. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes then broil for
 about 1 minute, or until cheese is bubbly and brown.  Cut into
 squares and serve very hot.

 Recipe by Rodales Basic Natural Foods Cookbook

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