Recipe – Grandma’s Rice Dish

If you’re looking for a quick and easy rice dish, Grandma’s Rice Dish casserole is the recipe for you. This Grandma’s Rice Dish recipe is a dinner favorite, and it’s also versatile. You can even make it in advance and reheat it.

Grandma’s Rice Dish casserole can feed a crowd and can be frozen for later meals.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of ground beef
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 cup red bell pepper
• 1 cup medium grain rice
• 1 cup milk
• 14 oz canned tomatoes
• 10 oz canned corn
• 2 oz olive mix
• 4 slices of smoked bacon
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 8 oz cheddar cheese

Bread croutons

• 5 slices of bread
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tbsp oregano
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground pepper

Preparation Directions

• Cut the slices of bread into cubes and mix them with olive oil, salt, pepper, and oregano. Bake them in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 °F
• Boil the rice in salted water for 10 minutes, then strain it
• Finely chop the onion and parsley. Cut the bacon and red bell pepper into cubes
• Brown the bacon in a pan with olive oil for 5 minutes, then add the onion, and red bell pepper and cook for another 5 minutes
• Add the ground beef and continue cooking for 5 minutes until the meat is no longer pink, then add the milk and cook on low heat until the milk evaporates (about 5 minutes)
• Add salt, garlic powder, chili, canned tomatoes, olives, and canned corn. Mix and cook for 5 minutes
• Add the cooked rice, chopped parsley, butter, ground pepper, and 1/4 of the croutons. Mix and take the pan off the heat
• Put the composition in a tray, put the croutons on top and finally add the grated cheddar
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 360 °F

Servings

• Makes 8 servings

Enjoy!