Little Italy Tomato Arancini

Little Italy Tomato Arancini
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Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in rice, onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in 1/4 of the Breeze and vegetable broth. Cook, stirring frequently, until liquid has cooked off. Repeat steps to use all of the liquid.Remove from heat and stir in cheeses and tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Let cool, then cover and chill until very cold.Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with foil and lightly grease. Using wet hands, shape rice into 20 small patties. Stir together breadcrumbs and Smokehouse Almonds. Roll each rice patty in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs and place on baking sheet. Coat liberally with cooking spray and bake for 20 minutes or until crisp and golden brown. Serve hot with marinara sauce for dipping.
Servings
8
Ingredients
Directions
  1. Prep time: 15 minutes
  2. Cook time: about 50 minutes
  3. Chill time: at least 1 hour
  4. 1 tablespoon butter
  5. 1/2 cup Arborio or short grain rice
  6. 1/2 cup minced onion
  7. 1 clove garlic, minced
  8. 1 cup Blue Diamond Original Unsweetened Almond Breeze, warmed
  9. 1 cup vegetable broth, warmed
  10. 1/4 cup shredded smoked Mozzarella Cheese
  11. 2 tablespoons each: shredded Parmesan cheese and smoked minced sun-
  12. dried tomatoes
  13. Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  14. 1/3 cup flour
  15. 1 egg, beaten
  16. 1 1/4 cups Italian panko breadcrumbs
  17. Olive oil cooking spray
  18. Marinara sauce, warmed