Poor Man'S Rice & Beef - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb ground beef (more if you have it)
1/2 cup dried mushroom
1 tablespoon garlic powder (or 2 cloves minced)
1/2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
1/2 cup frozen carrots (Could use dried)
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cups water
1 cup rice

Preparation

brown meat in saucepan (with garlic if using cloves).
Drain Meat.
Add sauce, mushrooms, carrots, seasonings, rice & water.
Bring to a slight boil.
Cover saucepan.
Reduce heat.
Cook covered until rice is done (approx. 10-15 minutes at my house).
Enjoy.
(Note: the amounts depend on what you have at hand and how many you are serving. This fed two people.).