Spanish Rice

Submitted by barblibrarian

"Delicious combination of ground beef, crushed tomatoes, brown rice, and seasonings."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup brown rice
• 2 cups water
• 1⁄4 cup dried onion
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 4 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 cup pre-shredded mozzarella cheese

directions

1. Place rice, water, onion, cumin, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, garlic sale, and pepper into medium saucepan, stir and bring to a rolling boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 35-40 minutes until water is absorbed. Remove from heat, remove the bay leaf, and allow the rice to sit for 5 minutes covered. In a separate pan, brown and drain the ground beef, add the celery and allow to cook for another 1-2 minutes. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, chili powder and cayenne. Then gently stir in the rice and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Place the mixture into a 9 or 10 inch square pan and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[AlissaJoy]

I used a 14 oz package of Gimmebean "ground sausage" (meatless) instead of the ground beef, used a minced garlic clove instead of the garlic salt, and left out the cayenne (cooking with kids in mind). It was yummy and the kids ate it, but I was disapointed with the next-day leftovers. My advice - eat it all up.

 

[Poecile]

Good stuff. I modified the recipe to have no meat and no baking (who wants to cook something twice?) So I added everything for the initial stage plus the tomatoes and other spices and boiled then simmered. This was good. Enjoy!