Lean Pork And Rice Veggie Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 (1/2-inch) pork steaks, trimmed of all visible fat
1 c. diced onions
1 c. diced green peppers
2 c. diced fresh mushrooms or canned
1 c. diced celery
1 c. diced carrots
1 c. rice (uncooked; long grain)
1 (8 oz.) can plain tomato sauce
2 1/2 c. hot water
2 envelopes \"French's\" or \"Instant Swiss\" brand pork gravy mix
1 Tbsp. diet margarine
pepper and salt

Preparation

Brown meat on both sides in frying pan with Pam.
Add next 5 ingredients to pan, stirring constantly for 5 minutes at simmer. Then add dry gravy mixes, water and tomato sauce.
Simmer approximately 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Place 1 layer of pork steak in 9 x 13 casserole, then layer of rice and vegetables.
Top layer to be steaks.
Cover with foil and bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Meat will fall off bone and rice will be plump and moist.
Delicious!
Add applesauce and green beans and you have a great meal.
Makes 6 servings.