Mexican Ground Beef And Cheese Baked Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4-1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese (or to taste)
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix (or use my kittencal's taco seasoning mix)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes (can use more)
• seasoning salt
• black pepper (or cayenne pepper)
• 1 (10 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 cup large pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced (or to taste)
• 2 cups uncooked converted rice (i use uncle ben's converted rice for this)
• 4 cups chicken broth (use about 1/4 cup less for firmer rice)
• 3 -4 cups grated monterey jack cheese or 3 -4 cups cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 heat oil in a very large oven-proof skillet with tight fitting lid or a dutch oven with lid over medium heat.
• 3 add in onions and green peppers with dryed chili pepper flakes; saute for about 3 minutes.
• 4 add in garlic; cook 2 minutes.
• 5 add in ground beef with taco seasoning mix; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon until browned.
• 6 season beef mixture with seasoning salt and black pepper (or cayenne pepper) then add in parmesan cheese; mix to combine.
• 7 add in rice, sliced olives and mushrooms; cook 2 minutes, stirring.
• 8 add in broth; bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• 9 transfer the mixture to a baking dish (large enough to hold the mixture).
• 10 cover with a tight-fitting lid and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until rice is desired tenderness.
• 11 uncover and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese cover and return to oven to bake for about 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted.
• 12 delicious!