CHEESY GROUND BEEF & RICE CASSEROLE RECIPE | Cook with Me Casserole

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining meltiness.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

Heat a medium skillet on medium-high heat and add cooking oil.

Dice the colored peppers and onion.

Add the diced peppers to the skillet and sauté them.

Chop the onion and add it to the skillet with a tablespoon of butter, salt, and pepper.

Cook the onions and peppers for about one minute.

Add 1.5 pounds of ground beef to the skillet and break it up with a meat chopper.

Brown the ground beef until fully cooked, about 30 seconds after adding garlic.

Drain excess liquid from the ground beef using paper towels.

Add the ranch seasoning packet to the ground beef and mix well.

Stir in 2 cups of uncooked basmati rice and 2 cups of chicken broth.

Mix everything together and simmer for three minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Transfer the mixture to a 9 by 13 baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Remove from the oven and add another cup of cheese on top.

Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

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