Ingredients
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1 cup brown rice
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2 tablespoons butter (original has 1/2 cup!) or 2 tablespoons margarine (original has 1/2 cup!)
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1 medium onion, thinly sliced
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1 lb lean ground beef
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2 teaspoons dry mustard
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1 tablespoon chili powder
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1 teaspoon salt (I used garlic salt)
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1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes, drained (I used jarred mild salsa)
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1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, liquid reserved
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1 teaspoon paprika
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1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
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1 -2 garlic clove, minced
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1 beef bouillon cube
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package directions, adding bouillon cube to cooking water.
- When the rice is nearly done, saute onion in butter.
- Crumble beef and add to onion with garlic, mustard, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cook until meat loses pinkness. Drain grease if needed.
- Layer half the meat mixture in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole.
- Spread cooked rice over meat.
- Spoon tomatoes over rice.
- Spoon beans with liquid over tomatoes.
- Put remaining meat mixture over beans.
- Combine paprika and cheese and sprinkle over the top.
- Bake uncovered at 350F for 30 minutes.
- I enjoyed this with sour cream.