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RECIPES FOR FASTING
MAIN DISHES
ANTIPASTO PIZZA PIE
INGREDIENTS
Crut:
3 u kd brwn rice
2 tablespoons xtr-vrgn lv l
1/4 u oat flour
1/4 teaspoon garlic wdr
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Su:
1 8-un n tmt sauce
1 tn drd bl
1 tn dried oregano
1 tn dried rl
1/4 teaspoon grl wdr
Tng:
1/4 cup hd nnd rthk hrt, drnd drained
1/4 u hd blk olives
1/4 u chopped jarred rtd red bll peppers, drained drnd