Real Life Recipe: Italian Ground Beef with Rice
Sometimes when I cook rice, I make too much. Use leftover rice for this fast and easy one-skillet recipe. Be sure to season it to your liking with salt, pepper, and garlic powder or fresh minced garlic! You can also customize it with your favorite vegetables.
![A bowl of Italian ground beef and rice in a rainbow-striped bowl sits on a red tablecloth with a red and white cloth napkin and a spoon.](https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/blog/beefyrice.jpg)
Photo credit: Kevin Hudson
Italian Beef and Rice
Makes about 6 servings
1 pound lean ground beef
½ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped green pepper
¼ cup finely chopped celery
2 14.5 ounce cans of Italian-style tomatoes
2 Tablespoons fresh Italian parsley (optional)
1 cup frozen cut-leaf spinach
2 cups cooked, unsalted rice
Directions:
- Turn the eye of the stove to medium-high heat.
- In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, green pepper, and celery. Cook until beef is completely browned and the onion is clear.
- Pour off any fat.
- Add the Italian-style tomatoes, parsley and spinach to meat mixture in the skillet.
- Cover the skillet. Simmer for 15 minutes, bubbling gently.
- Add the rice to the mixture in the skillet. Stir gently to mix all the ingredients together.
- Keep cooking until the rice is hot.
- Serve and enjoy!
Looking for a low-fat, low-calorie one-dish meal? Try our Caribbean Casserole recipe.
Posted on: September 13, 2017
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