Spanish Rice Meal

By: Jan Peterson

Recipe History: I have always loved casseroles and one pan meals.  This is a dish I developed before Hamburger helper and it so easy and the kids love it!  It's no side dish!

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
2 cups canned tomatoes
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper 2 cups water
1 cup uncooked rice

Directions:

• Brown ground beef in skillet.until no longer pink.
• Add onion and green pepper and cook until soft
• Add tomatoes, rice, salt, and black pepper
• Cook covered over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Tips:   This dish tastes good with corn.  I mix my corn right into my cooked rice mixture on my plate, but I don't add it to the pan during cook time.