Rice Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small pkg. Rice-A-Roni (chicken flavor)
3/4 lb. ground beef
4 small zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 tsp. basil, crushed
3 c. grated cheese (Mozzarella, Cheddar and Monterey Jack)
1 small onion, chopped
2 c. Prego sauce

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Prepare Rice-A-Roni mix as package directs. Set aside.
Crumble meat in a 10-inch skillet; add onion and brown meat and onion.
Drain, reserving drippings in skillet; set aside. Add zucchini and garlic to drippings in skillet and saute over medium-high heat 1 minute.
Cover; continue cooking over low heat about 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Combine prepared Rice-A-Roni, meat mixture and 1 1/2 cups Prego sauce; add basil. Spread into 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups cheese.
Top with zucchini.
Pour 1/2 cup Prego sauce over zucchini.
Top with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.