Rice Noodles Italian Style
This recipe uses Rice Noodles, but in the Italian style. It may be a simple dish using some veggies and some spices. But it tasty, colorful and healthy. If you are Vegan, skip the cottage cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 blocks Rice Noodles
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 1 bunch Green Onion finely chopped
- 1 Bell Pepper finely chopped
- 1 cup Pitted Black Olives each sliced into two halves
- 1 cup Tomato Sauce or Italian Sauce
- 1 tsp Italian Blend Spice
- ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 4 sprigs Fresh Basil just the leaves finely chopped
- 2 tsp Salt
- 4 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese reduced fat or regular
Instructions
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Place a non-stick pan on medium heat. Add oil.
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When oil is hot, add the veggies and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir fry until cooked.
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Add 1 cup sauce, olives and fresh basil. If you like it tangy, add 1 more cup of sauce. Mix well and cook for 1 minute.
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In a small bowl, stir the cottage cheese and make it as creamy and blended as possible.
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Add the cottage cheese to the mixture in the pan. Mix thoroughly. Cook for 1 minute. Set the heat to the lowest.
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The rice noodles blocks used in this recipes looks like this. But you can use any kind of rice noodles.
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Cook the rice noodles according to package directions. While cooking the rice noodles, add 1 teaspoon salt in the water. Drain the noodles in a colander.
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Add the cooked rice noodles to the fry pan.
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With a flat spatula, turn around the contents gently without mashing the noodles. Mix thoroughly.
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Taste a little. If you like, add more salt, spices or sauce. Mix well.
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Serve hot.