Rice and beef casserole with cracker topping
This rice and beef casserole is a flavorful comfort food meal that is easy to prepare and great to reheat!
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry rice (Jasmine)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 medium onion diced
- 2 medium potatoes cubed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder *see note
- 1/2 teaspoon season all (Lawry's salt)
- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream or plain yoghurt
- 1 cup chicken broth
Toppings:
- shredded cheddar or taco style cheese
- 3/4 package of Town house crackers
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350
- Cook rice in three cups of water for 20-30 minutes until soft.
- In a separate pan cook ground beef, garlic, onion and potatoes in 2-3 tablespoons olive oil, over medium heat, until beef is browned and potatoes are starting to brown and are soft. Stir in seasonings and remove from heat.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix together cream of chicken, plain yogurt and chicken broth then add cooked rice and the beef mixture. Pour all into a 9 by 13 inch pan.
- Melt butter and mix in crushed crackers. Top casserole with shredded cheese and then cracker mixture.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until casserole is bubbly then turn broiler to 400 and broil for around 2 minutes until cracker topping is nicely browned. *see note. Cool slightly and enjoy!
Notes
If you prefer a saltier casserole you can substitute garlic salt for garlic powder.
More notes and step by step photos below.
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