Beefy Tomato Rice

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"A family favorite, adjust all seasoning amounts to taste."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or adjust to taste)
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 cups water or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt, to taste
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper, to taste

directions

1. In a large skillet, cook beef with onion, green pepper and chili flakes until meat is browned; drain fat, then add in garlic, thyme, basil and chili powder, continue to cook until meat is browned (about 8 minutes).
2. Stir in the next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat; cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed, and rice is tender.

Reviews

[Ellen Merrill]

My son and I really enjoyed this dish. He said it was the best dish that I had ever made. I added 1/2 cup of cheese to it. We will have this dish again. Emerrill

 

[TammyLee Johnson]

I made this vegetarian. I browned the onion, green pepper and garlic in 2 tablespoons of butter until they were soft. I then followed the rest of the recipe. The first time I made this and the rice came out crunchy. I had to add more water and a longer cooking time to have the rice cook. The second time I made this, I used two cups of water to 1 cup rice and it came out delicious! The flavor was great. We use this as a side dish to Enchilada casserole, or Taco salads when we have company, or as a filler in Burritos. YUM!

 

[swiz58]

We enjoyed this but I did have to make some adjustments. It needed more oomph, more flavor. I added more tomato paste and some hot sauce.

 

[BeccaB3c]

Hi! This was very good! I found this by searching for recipes using tomato paste...All the ingredients were on hand, it didn't require a ton of work: it was just what I was looking for! Although I didn't have stewed tomatoes, I did have a can of chopped tomatoes, and it worked fine. To cook the rice all the way, I kept adding more water (probably a total of 2.5-3 cups of water) It is hard to cook regular rice in these types of dishes! But, that is okay, because it turned out delicious. The flavors from the spices were perfect. I opted for 1 teaspoon of hot chili powder (it said 1/2 to 1). Overall, a 5! I'll add cheese next time, just to see how that tastes (Like Ellen Merrill did) Thanks for posting!