Spicy Rice With Ground Beef (One Dish Meal) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground chicken
1 (40 g) package onion soup mix
1 tablespoon Clubhouse spicy pepper medley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 medium green pepper, diced (optional)
3 cups beef broth
3 cups instant rice (Minute Rice or Uncle Ben's)
1/2 cup vegetable juice or 1/2 cup tomato juice

Preparation

In a Dutch oven: brown ground beef with garlic powder and green pepper until beef and pepper are cooked through; drain off excess fat.
Add onion soup mix, pepper medley, can tomatoes, beef broth and vegetable juice; mix well.
Bring contents to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes until onions in soup mix are soft; add rice. Cover pot and remove from heat. Let stand for 6-7 minutes or until rice is cooked through.