John Ed's Ground Beef Casserole

Submitted by Pagan

"NOTE: This recipe has been updated! This was Elswet's Papaw's "Saturday Afternoon" recipe. He prepared it himself, often. He said it was an old Navy recipe he remembered from WWII, and it was one of his favorite dishes. It has a slight pizza taste, which makes it a favorite among kids, is very easy to assemble, and gives you hands free cooking. NOTE: This recipe has been adjusted, slightly. ;)"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 22
• Yields: 1 casserole
• Serves: 6-10

ingredients

• 1 cup brown rice, washed but uncooked
• 32 ounces yellow whole kernel corn, canned, drained
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 10 ounces canned tomatoes, diced
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup bell pepper, diced
• 1⁄2 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1 lb ground beef, raw crumbled
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1⁄4 cup bell pepper, diced
• 10 ounces tomatoes, canned diced
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 slices bacon, to cover top
• 1⁄2 cup monterey jack cheese, finely shredded
• 1⁄8 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Place ingredients as listed in large, greased baking dish, layer by layer just as it's listed. NOTE: The tomatoes can be purchased in a 20 ounce can, diced in its own juice. One half can per tomato layer will suffice well.
3. Bake at 350° covered for 2 hours.
4. You know it's done when the rice on the bottom is fully cooked.

Reviews

[heatherlangston23]

Love this! All 3 kiddos and hubby go back for seconds and thirds (and that says a lot when it comes to hubby!!! lol) Have already made this quite a few times and will continue to do so! Thanks a ton for this easy, family pleasin' recipe!! =o)

 

[SoupCookie]

This is a great recipe for when you're short on $$ and ingredients. H2B made a half recipe for just us in a 9x9 baking dish with very good results (and leftovers!) He would like to add something spicy next time and I like everything with more garlic! We came to the conclusion that it tastes like the inside of a cabbage roll! Thanx for the recipe, we will be making this again!

 

[piranhabriana]

We loved this - I can't eat cheese and it was just delicious without it - so easy and so yummy. My favorite part is that I don't have to cook the ground beef first!!! Thanks for posting - I'm making it again this week!

 

[Spectatrix]

This was pretty good, though I'll make a few changes the next time I make it. Specifically, I'd cut the hamburger to half a pound so that it's not so meatloaf-ish, add a second can of corn, and add a bit more tomato sauce and a second layer of bacon.

 

[Lunarbean]

Very easy to make! yummy and simple meal. Needed some hot sauce for a bit of spice. Next time, I would cook onions first as they were still raw after the full 1 1/2 of cooking.