Mary'S Beef And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion
3/4 c. chopped bell pepper
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 c. rice
1 c. water
3/4 c. chopped celery
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms or 1 c. fresh mushrooms
1 1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Brown beef in skillet.
Drain.
Add rice, water, onions, celery and mushrooms with liquid and tomatoes with liquid.
Add green pepper, salt and black pepper.
Stir and mix well.
Simmer until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
Cook about 30 minutes.
May have to add more water if mixture is dry.