Mexican Jack Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef (may substitute ground turkey)
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium bell pepper, diced (red, yellow or green)
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (can add more if you like it real hot)
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large ovenproof pan, cook the ground beef, celery, onion and bell pepper until beef is cooked and vegetables are tender; drain fat.
• 2 to pan, add rice, water, diced tomatoes, olives, chopped green chili's, bouillion, chili powder, worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce; heat to boiling and remove from heat.
• 3 cover and a bake at 350 for 1 hour.
• 4 remove from oven and sprinkle with the monterey jack cheese.
• 5 cover and let stand for about 10 minutes.