Spicy Rice With Ground Beef (One Dish Meal)

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef or ground chicken

• 1 (40 g) package onion soup mix
• 1 tablespoon Clubhouse spicy pepper medley
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 medium green pepper, diced (optional)
• 3 cups beef broth
• 3 cups instant rice (Minute Rice or Uncle Ben's)
• 1/2 cup vegetable juice or tomato juice

Directions

1. 1

   In a Dutch oven: brown ground beef with garlic powder and green pepper until beef and pepper are cooked through; drain off excess fat.

2. 2

   Add onion soup mix, pepper medley, can tomatoes, beef broth and vegetable juice; mix well.

3. 3

   Bring contents to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes until onions in soup mix are soft; add rice. Cover pot and remove from heat. Let stand for 6-7 minutes or until rice is cooked through.