Beef Tips With Rice, To Serve Seventy-Five

Ever need to feed an army? If so, here's the main course!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 50 mins
• Serves: 75

Ingredients

• 20  lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2  tablespoons salt
• 5  teaspoons black pepper
• 5  teaspoons dried thyme
• 15 (10 3/4ounce) cans  cream of mushroom soup
• 4  cups water
• 4  cups  chopped onions
• 2⁄3 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons  browning sauce, optional
• 6 1⁄2-7  lbs rice, cooked

Directions

1. Combine beef, salt, pepper, and thyme, and place into 5 greased 13 x 9 inch baking pans.
2. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking time.
3. Meanwhile, in very large bowl, combine soup, water, onion, parsley, and browning sauce.
4. Remove beef from oven, drain any grease, then pour soup over beef and mix well.
5. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours.
6. This recipe will serve 75 (serving size is 3/4 cup rice with 3/4 beef with gravy).