Teen Age Boy Inexpensive and Easy Lunch/Dinner - Seasoned Beef

This recipe is a quick and easy way for you to get lunch or dinner on the table for a busy teenager or for he/she to make it themselves. It isn't gourmet but it is tasty and filling. You can pair it with a salad and a roll for a fill em up meal. Teenager approved.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef or 1  lb turkey
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1⁄4 cup butter
• 5  cups water
• 1  cup cheddar cheese (optional)
•  one box  Rice-A-Roni (beef flavor, family size)

Directions

1. In a 4-6 quart skillet or pot cook 1 pound ground beef or turkey until cooked and no longer pink.
2. drain meat.
3. Sitir in rice-vermicelli mix, 1/4 cup margarine or butter, 5 cups water and special seasonings.
4. bring to a boil.
5. cover and reduce heat to medium low and simmer 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender.
6. OPTIONAL: top with 1 cup cheddar cheese.
7. OPTIONAL: stir in 1 1/2 cups corn during the last 3 minutes of simmering and/or OPTIONAL.
8. stir in 1 1/2 cups chunky salsa just before serving.