Cheesy Beef & Rice Casserole
I really, really like eating a salad for lunch. It’s pretty much my favorite thing to eat. I’m definitely one of those people that can eat the same thing over and over and still be happy, but I’m worried that I’ll get sick of my beloved lunch salad.
In order to keep it fresh, I’ve started alternating weeks for what I bring to work with me for lunch. So, every other week I bring a salad, and on the opposite weeks I like to mix it up and make something new and different.
This also gives me the opportunity to make meals for myself that I might not otherwise get a chance to make if it’s something I know that my boyfriend, Brent, won’t want to eat for dinner.
So, this week, I made a cheesy beef & rice casserole…which doesn’t photograph well, but honestly still tastes delicious! As you can see, I also prepared a huge batch of green beans to bring with me for a side.
Cheesy Beef & Rice Casserole
(Recipe by Miranda Mowbray, Biting Life)
Ingredients (serves 4):
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion, minced
canola oil
1lb ground beef (MIH*: ground turkey)
salt
ground pepper
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 cup cooked rice (MIH: brown rice)
2/3 cup 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup light sour cream
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dried parsley
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350˚.
Prepare an 8×8 glass baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Sauté onions, garlic, and ground beef with canola oil in a large sauté pan. Season with salt and pepper.
When ground beef is mostly brown (but still slightly pink), remove from heat and place in bowl.
Stir peas, crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, rice, 2/3 cup cheese, sour cream, paprika, and parsley in with the beef mixture until thoroughly combined. Add more salt and pepper.
Pour casserole mixture into baking dish and cook for 15 minutes.
Open the oven and sprinkle the top of the dish with the rest of the cheese, and cook for 15 more minutes.
Enjoy!
*MIH = make it healthier
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