Ground Beef Casserole with Brown Rice

Tasty! I made a few adjustments just based off what I had on hand….cream of mushroom soup and nacho/taco cheese and added onion soup mix to the cooking meat.

1.4.21 Made half of this recipe today specifically for luncheon portions. I baked in small tasting bowls, served with fresh oranges (sliced tomatoes or a small salad would be nice also) for what turned out to be a really tasty lunch…SURPRISINGLY tasty I’d like to say. Recipe submitter says this takes well to additions and alterations, so I made a few based on what I had. I added a little chopped red red bell pepper for a pop of color, switched cream of celery soup to cream of mushroom, and gave it a sprinkle of Gruyere-Swiss cheese. We’re pepper lovers, so it also got a healthy grind of black peppercorns. I think the single ingredient that makes this distinctive is that small amount of soy sauce, just enough. I know there are people who turn their nose up at canned soups, but it certainly works in this recipe. Definitely will make this one again.

I changed it to jasmine rice - but all of our kids love this meal - and it's so simple. I end up doubling it - and adding a full bag of each (frozen corn and frozen peas).

Delicious! I was looking for a ground beef casserole which does not include tomato and this was a real hit with my family.