Mexican Rice And Beef Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons dried ancho chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (16 ounce) can kernel corn, drained
• 1/3 cup hot sauce or 1/3 cup salsa
• shredded cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 rinse rice in a mesh strainer for a minute or so to remove excess starch. drain well.
• 3 in an oven safe dutch oven, heat oil on the stove-top until a few grains of rice thrown in sizzle. add rice and saute for 4-5 minutes until rice begins to toast and turn translucent.
• 4 while rice sautes, brown ground beef and drain excess fat.
• 5 add tomato sauce, broth, chile powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, beef, corn and salsa. (note:if you want to use fresh onion or garlic, saute with ground beef before adding all to the rice.).
• 6 bring mixture to a boil, then cover and move into pre-heated oven.
• 7 bake for 30-45 minutes (depending on your oven) stirring about 20 minutes in to ensure even cooking of the rice.
• 8 remove from oven, remove lid and sprinkle with shredded cheese, if desired.
• 9 enjoy!