Ingredients
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2 lbs hamburger
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1 large onion (chopped)
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4 stalks celery (chopped)
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8 ounces fresh mushrooms (chopped)
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3 garlic cloves (minced)
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4 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
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1 (29 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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2 tablespoons fresh basil (minced) or 2 teaspoons dried basil
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salt and pepper (to taste)
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4 green peppers (chopped)
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2 cups uncooked rice (Instant or Minute Rice)
Instructions
- In a 12" skillet cook hamburger and onion for 10 minutes or until meat is browned and no longer pink.
- Add garlic and cook just until fragrent. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add uncooked rice, cover and remove from heat for 5 minutes, fluff with fork and set aside.
- In 6-quart crockpot or dutch oven add hamburger mixture, green peppers, celery, mushrooms, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper.
- Cook at low temperature just until peppers are softened but still have a little crunch to them.
- Add rice and serve.