Name: Mexican Rice Casserole
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped green pepper; 1 cup rice; 1 lb. ground chuck; 1 small clove of garlic; 1 3/4 cup water; 8 ounce can tomato sauce; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 2 1/2 cup grated cheese

Mexican Rice Casserole

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Cooking MethodCasserole

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup rice
1 lb. ground chuck
1 small clove of garlic
1 3/4 cup water
8 ounces can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 1/2 cups grated cheese

Instructions

Fry bacon until crisp and drain.
Add onion, green pepper to drippings in pan and cook until tender.
Add rice; cook until golden; stir in beef and garlic, cooking until beef is almost done.
Stir in water, tomato sauce and seasonings.
Heat to boiling reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Spoon half meat unto 2 quart casserole.
Sprinkle with half of the cheese and add remaining meat.
Top with the rest of the cheese and bacon.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 15- 20 minutes.

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JessiCAN

May 24, 2011

@Miamiiceprincess: If you'd like to reduce the fat in this recipe, we suggest frying the ground beef separately and draining it before adding it to the rest of the ingredients. Add it back in with the water and tomato sauce in step 4. Hope this helps! -- Editors of RecipeLion

Miamiiceprincess

May 24, 2011

Wow...that's a lot of grease (from the bacon and from the hamburger)!