Healthy Rice Leftover Gratin

This is a great recipe if the only thing you have in your fridge is leftover rice, eggs, and some veges.

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked rice (preferably short grain brown rice)

1/2 package firm tofu, crumbled

1 garlic clove, sliced

1/4 cup cheese, shredded (non-fat swiss works well, but other types are ok)

1/3 cup walnuts, lightly chopped (almonds or pine nuts will work too)

1/2 cup green vegetable (broccoli, spinach, etc)

parsley or other fresh herb if you have it

Salt

2 egg whites

2 whole eggs

Olive Oil

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lighly oil the cake pan. Combine in a large bowl the rice, tofu, garlic, cheese, walnuts, vegetables, and salt. In a smaller bowl whisk together the egg whites and the eggs. Fold the eggs into the rice mixture and place in cake pan. Top with a little more cheese. Bake for 35 minutes. Cut into triangles and serve with side salad and yogurt or choice hot sauce.