HAMBURGER AND RICE BAKE

By bjnelson55

An "old standby" recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sliced onions or frozen chopped onion, thawed
• 1 cup chopped green or red pepper or frozen pepper stir-fry, thawed
• 2 Tbsp. butter, margarine or vegetable oil
• 3/4 to 1 pound regular or lean ground beef
• 15 -ounce can diced tomatoes or stewed tomatoes, chopped
• 4 -ounce can chopped olives, drained (optional)
• 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper.

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Saute onion and green pepper in butter.

Add meat. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Put mixture into a greased 2 quart casserole.

Cover and bake 45 minutes.

Remove cover and return to oven for another 15 minutes.