Beefy Spanish Rice Louie Food

BEEFY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil.
• Add the rice, onion and bell pepper and saute for 5 minutes, or until onions are tender.
• Add the ground beef and saute until browned.
• Drain excess oil and fat.
• Add the corn, tomato sauce, ketchup and water.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked, stirring occasionally.
• Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.

BEEFY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the rice, onion and bell pepper and saute for 5 minutes, or until onions are tender. Add the ground beef and saute until browned. Drain excess oil and fat.
• Add the corn, tomato sauce, ketchup and water. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked, stirring occasionally. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.

SPANISH STYLE BEEF AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat beef stock, water and butter to a full boil. Add rice, reduce heat and cover pot. Cook 20
• minutes, until tender and liquids are absorbed.
• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and beef and season with salt and pepper. Brown meat, 2 or 3 minutes. Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, Worcestershire. Cook together 5 to 7 minutes, until veggies are just tender. Add tomato sauce, cloves, cumin and parsley. Bring mixture up to a bubble and reduce heat to low.
• Combine cooked rice with meat mixture and serve with Spicy Chopped Salad wit and Taco Dressing, recipe follows. Reserve 1/2 of the beef and rice and freeze for stuffed peppers for another meal. Recipe follows.
• * Please note: You can also choose to make the stuffed peppers in their entirety, then freeze and microwave when ready to serve for 12 to 15 minutes on high. Reheat with loose plastic over the dish to keep the peppers from splattering. If you do not have a carousel microwave, rotate peppers once during the reheating of your peppers.
• Stuffed Peppers with Beef, Rice, Spinach and Cheese
• Preheat a griddle or grill pan. Seed chile peppers. Drizzle peppers with a little oil and grill over medium high to high heat 3 or 4 minutes on each side, until tender. Transfer peppers to a broiler pan or baking sheet, hollow side up.
• Place a small skillet on the stove top and add 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan, olive oil and a crushed clove of garlic. Heat over medium flame and add spinach in bunches until it is all wilted and is giving off liquid. Season greens with salt and pepper. Remove spinach and drain. Set aside.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• Defrost beef and rice in microwave oven. Combine 1/2 cup broth and defrosted rice in the skillet you cooked the spinach in and reheat over medium flame. Add 1 cup tomato sauce and heat through.
• Pile spinach and hot beef and tomato rice into peppers, mounding them up in the center of each pepper. Top liberally with grated cheese and melt cheese under broiler 3 to 5 minutes, then serve.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• Spicy Chopped Salad with Tortillas
• Combine salad ingredients in a bowl, toss with tortilla chip pieces. In a second bowl, combine taco sauce, lime juice, cilantro or parsley. Whisk in olive oil in a slow stream until dressing is combined. Toss salad with dressing to combine and coat ingredients evenly, then serve.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: none
• Ease of preparation: easy

BEEFY SPANISH RICE LOUIE

Steps:

• Saute rice in oil until golden brown.
• Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper, and ground beef. Cook, stirring, until beef is browned and crumbly. Drain off grease.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Transfer to a greased ovenproof casserole dish.
• Bake in a 350 F. oven for 1 hour, covering after the first 15 minutes.

BEEFY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in tomatoes, seasonings and rice.
• Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
• **Idea: Using instant brown rice in this recipe cuts down on the cooking time. Try substituting cheddar cheese with a more mild Monterey Jack Cheese.

BEEF SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• brown hamburger and drain.
• Add all other ingredients to the beef and bring to a boil then lower heat to low and cover.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Remove and discard bay leaves and enjoy.
• I usually cook the green pepper with the beef when browning beef and if using onions would also cook with the browning beef.

BAKED BEEFY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomatoes, seasonings and rice. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

BEEF SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• 1. Brown the ground beef with the bell pepper and onion until the beef is no longer pink and the onions are translucent.
• 2. Drain ground beef and return to pan.
• 3. Add remaining ingredients (except for cilantro). Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is done.
• 4. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.

BEEFY SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In large skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat till crisp; drain-reserving drippings in pan. Set bacon aside.
• Stir-fry onion and green pepper in drippings, 3 to 5 minutes, remove. Cook beef in pan, stirring often until brown. Drain off fat. Return onion and green pepper to pan.
• Add rice; stir-fry 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, taco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, 2 cups water, 1/2 tsp. of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Top with cheese and bacon. Cook 1 minute. Serve hot.

SPANISH RICE WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown ground beef; drain. Stir in the onion, green pepper, garlic and chili powder. Cook and stir until the vegetables are tender. Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until the rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.