Ground Beef And Wild Rice Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 small onion, chopped
• 1 (6 1/4 ounce) package fast cooking long grain and wild rice blend
• 1 (10 1/3 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350'.
• 2 butter well a 2 quart or larger casserole dish.
• 3 in a skillet add ground beef and onions and brown until meat is no longer pink.
• 4 drain off fat.
• 5 while beef is browning, prepare rice mix as directed (including seasoning packet)except omit butter.
• 6 when most of the liquid is cooked down and rice is becoming tender, remove from heat and stir into meat mixture.
• 7 add soup, milk, pepper and 1 cup cheese and blend well.
• 8 transfer to 2 qt baking dish, bake uncovered 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.
• 9 top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and bake another 5-10 minutes or until cheese melts and turns bubbly.