Taco Rice

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or ground chicken or ground turkey
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 package taco seasoning mix

• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 2 cups white rice or brown rice
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

1. 1

   ASSEMBLY Brown meat and drain.

2. 2

   Combine meat, onion, taco seasoning packe t, cooked rice and tomatoes in saucepan.

3. 3

   Simmer until thick - about 30 minutes.

4. 4

   FREEZING & COOKING Cool, label, and freeze in bags or rigid containers.

5. 5

   Also freeze a ziptop bag with 2 cups of shredded cheese for each meal.

6. 6

   TO SERVE: Thaw completely.

7. 7

   for taco salad, warm over medium heat. Serve with lettuce, taco chips, tomatoes, sour cream and the enclosed cheese. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : I made with Uncle Ben's Rice. My kids rolled it up in warm tortillas to eat. I ate with fat free sour cream and salsa.

8. 8

   It can also be used as a burrito filling.

9. 9

   It was better than I expected.