Meatballs And Rice Skillet Dinner - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
1 (8 ounce) package beef flavored Rice-A-Roni
2 1/3 cups water
16 frozen cooked meatballs (8 oz.)
2 cups frozen broccoli cuts, thawed
1/2 cup red bell pepper, strips

Preparation

Melt margarine in large skillet over medium heat. Add rice mix; cook and.
Stir until lightly browned. Add water, contents of seasoning packet from.
Mix and meatballs. Bring to a boil. Stir; reduce heat to medium-low.
Cover; cook 15 minutes.
Add broccoli and bell pepper to skillet. Cover; cook over medium heat.
For 7 to 9 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender and rice is tender.
Stir to fluff rice before serving.
This recipe can be changed around a bit, using different veggies etc - I even stirred in sauteed onion and fresh mushrooms with the pepper strips -- .