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Submitted by LARavenscroft
"I found this in Better Homes and Gardens Low-Cost Cooking cookbook. I've had the cookbook for about 25 years and only recently discovered this recipe. It's one of those recipes that I make just about anytime because I always have the ingredients on hand and my family (especially my youngest son) loves it!"
photo by anniesnomsblog 
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
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ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground pork
- 1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings
- 1 medium green pepper, coarsely chopped (I use frozen green pepper)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup medium grain rice
- 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup cheese, shredded
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directions
- In a skillet coated with spray oil, brown ground beef, onion, green pepper, and garlic until meat is browned. Drain off fat.
- Add rice; cook stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients (except cheese).
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Remove cover, sprinkle with cheese, if desired. (We put the cheese on at the table.).
Questions & Replies
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Do you know the servings and nutritional numbers?
Karen C.
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Reviews
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This had a lot more flavor than I expected; DH loved the heartiness of this. I diced in mushrooms I needed to use, added extra garlic, and used brown rice. B/c of the brown rice, I needed about a cup more of water and about 20 min more cooking time. This is a great weeknight staple. I paired with a tossed salad and green beans.
newspapergal
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Just excellent. Instead of tomatoes/sauce I used a jar of Ragu. I also added 1 tsp each of basil, thyme, and oregano. Added extra garlic, too.Wonderful dish my whole family enjoyed.
anozira86
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I too have Better Homes and Gardens Low-Cost Cooking cookbook, but hadn't noticed it either. Good thing you posted the recipe, otherwise it still would be unnoticed. I don't care for green pepper, so used red and I used beef stock instead of water. Served the cheese at the table.:)
Lori Mama
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Added fresh green zucchini and v8, celery for green
marylou3441
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This was really bland to me. The men in my life liked it and it made good leftovers for them, but I didn't care for it. I even added some italian sausage and italian seasoning, but it didn't seem to help much. My 2 year old did like it and ate quite a bit of it.
MollyLin
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Tweaks
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exchanged green peppers for green chilis, swapped tomato sauce for enchilada sauce and traded basil for cumin. Served with charro beans. it was so good!
Anonymous
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This is one of my favorite recipes! I also make cabbage, onions, garlic and the the left over tomato sauce and cook until the cabbage is softened. Serve the rice dish over the cabbage and you have the BEST lazy golumpkis!!! It is soooo good!
MimiSharpe61
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This was great, all of my family loved it! I used a spaghetti sauce instead of tomato sauce, since that is what I had on hand. I also used chicken broth instead of water. So flavorful and yummy and simple! I will definitely be making this again! :-)
lauraseitz
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Delicious and easy! Substituted diced carrots for bell pepper and added some beef broth, red wine, ground black pepper, and red hot. I sauteed the onion and carrots for a bit before adding the beef. Thanks for posting...we'll make it again soon.
sonomamama
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I have this Better Homes cookbook and used to make this quite often. Thanks for reminding me of it! Using broth instead of water and a bit of red pepper flakes makes this a good dish!
Chris Brad
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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