Hamburger Hot Dish with Rice
Got picky kids? I've got a new meal just for you. Hamburger Hot Dish with Rice is an easy casserole that my kids love, and yours will too. Featuring ground beef, rice, and kidney beans in a base of tomato sauce, you may already have all the ingredients on hand.
Servings: 10 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw rice (not instant)
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 15 ounces red kidney bean, drained
- 1 quart tomato juice (4 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; spray a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Boil rice in salted water until partially cooked (approximately 5 minutes); drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet, brown ground beef with onions and celery; drain excess grease if needed.
- Season beef with salt, black pepper, seasoned salt and chili powder. Add drained beans to the mixture and stir.
- Alternate rice and meat mixture in the prepared baking dish. Pour tomato juice over the casserole.
- Bake uncovered for 1 hour or until rice is cooked and fluffy.
- Fluff casserole with a fork before serving.
Notes
- On a budget? Reduce the ground beef to 1 pound instead of 1 1/2 pounds in this hamburger casserole.
- If your ground beef is greasy; drain the excess grease before seasoning.
- Swap out tomato juice for V8 juice, if desired.
- Dark red or light red kidney beans can be sure. Be sure to drain them.
- Be sure to fluff the entire hamburger rice tomato hot dish with a fork before serving so that all the sauce isn't on top.
- My kids also love this version with pork sausage: Savory Sausage Casserole.