Description

If you are having company for dinner, serve this wonderful casserole. It makes a lot, is easy and best of all it is delicious. Serve it with a salad and crusty bread or garlic bread.

Ingredients

• 2 c. cooked rice
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 T. olive oil
• 2 large green peppers, diced
• 1/2 c. frozen diced onion
• 29 oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
• 3 (14 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (14 oz.) cans corn, drained
• 1/2- 3/4 t. garlic powder
• 1/2 t. kosher salt
• 1/4 - 1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
2. Brown ground beef in a large stockpot; discard grease; remove from pot; set aside.
3. Heat oil in the now empty stockpot on medium high heat; add green peppers and onion. Saute 5-10 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, corn, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.