Spanish Rice and Beef Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 cup Minute Rice (uncooked)

• 1 (1 ounce) package dry vegetable soup mix (Lipton's)

• 1 (11 3/4 ounce) can campbell's tomato soup
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded

Directions

1. 1

   Brown the ground chuck with the minced garlic and drain.

2. 2

   Crumble the ground chuck in the bottom of a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.

3. 3

   Sprinkle Minute Rice over the ground chuck.

4. 4

   Sprinkle Vegetable Soup Mix evenly on top.

5. 5

   Mix tomato soup and water, and then pour evenly over the top.

6. 6

   Sprinkle shredded cheese evenly over the top.

7. 7

   Bake, covered, in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Then uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.