Mary Anne'S Armenian Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium onion
1/2 green pepper
2 stalks celery
2 Tbsp. oil
1 small can chopped mushrooms (juice too)
1 c. regular rice
1 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 can beef consomme
1 c. water

Preparation

Chop the onion, green pepper and celery. Saute in the oil until tender. Add the mushrooms. Cover and simmer a few minutes. Wash the rice.
Put in a 2-quart casserole and add the thyme, salt, pepper, salt, beef consomme and water.
Add the sauteed onion, pepper, celery and mushrooms to casserole. Cover and bake at 400\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Stir after first 1/2 hour. Remove cover the last 10 minutes. Should be dry, not soupy. Serves 4 to 6.