I picked up this recipe from a special friend in Canada while we were doing a collaboration video sharing our favorite family recipes. I cooked their family recipe and they cooked our favorite family recipe. It’s so delicious.
Chili Cheese Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 - 2 lbs ground beef
- 2 bell peppers, diced any color
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 TBS cooking oil
- 2 (14 oz) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 can beef broth
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 (14 oz) can baked beans with molasses
- 1 (14 oz) can variety of beans ( kidney, black, or other) cooked
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 TBS chili powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
- salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 cup minute rice
- 2 lbs shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 bag tostadas chips
Instructions
- In a large pot, sautee onion, celery, and peppers in cooking oil until soft and season with salt & pepper if desired.
- Add ground beef and brown completely. Drain.
- Add beans and tomatoes. Add seasonings. Stir to mix thoroughly. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add rice, stir, and cook with lid on for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Preheat oven 400 degrees.
- In a casserole dish, layer 1/2 meat mixture on the bottom of dish.
- Layer 1/2 shredded cheese on top of meat mixture.
- Layer other 1/2 of meat mixture onto cheese.
- Layer last 1/2 of cheese onto meat mixture.
- Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes until cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- Eat with tostada chips. Enjoy.