, but I altered it a good deal. I debated cooking the rice alone before hand and really should have. I have never had good luck with cooking rice as part of a casserole in the oven. This was no exception. It was perfectly done in the corners after it's hour, but crunchy in the middle. I stirred it and put it back in. In the end it ended up overdone. 
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (I used a container of my pre-cooked
- 1 Tablespoon dehydrated onion
- 1 1/2 cups white rice
- 4 cups water
- 1 can (15 oz.) diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion, undrained
- 1 Tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic mix (McCormick has one I like.)
- pinch salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
- Place everything except cheese in a 9 X 13. Stir. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour. (took more like 1 hour 20 minutes (maybe 1.5 hrs.) Uncover, top with cheese, bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Next time I'd make the rice in a rice cooker with the Italian seasoning and garlic herb mix (maybe half of each??) Then combine cooked rice with other ingredients (adding a can of tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes. This had a great flavor, I just thought a bit more tomato would make it a bit more like a spaghetti or something
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