Italian rice casserole

Yield: 6 Servings

Measure Ingredient
1 cup Chopped onion
½ cup Chopped green pepper
½ cup Chopped celery
1 tablespoon Oil
1 pounds Ground beef
1 can (15-oz) tomatoes
1 can (6-oz) tomato paste
1 can (2-oz) mushroom pieces
2 tablespoons Chopped parsley
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Thyme
½ teaspoon Black pepper
¼ teaspoon Marjoram
1 cup Uncooked rice
1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese

Saute onion, pepper and celery in oil until almost transparent. Add ground beef and cook until brown. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, parsley and seasonings. Simmer 1 hour. Cook rice according to directions. Mix rice with sauce and place in shallow baking dish. Top with cheese. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

MRS GENE SHACKELFORD (HELEN)

MARVELL, AR

From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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