- 1/2 to 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 4 beef flavored bouillon cubes
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 to 4 cups tap water
- 1-1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
I like to make this in a 12″ skillet because the rice expands a lot. You could use a 3-quart or larger saucepan, if you don’t have a skillet that’s big enough. Fry up your meat until it is all broken up and brown. Drain off the fat if necessary. Add the vegetables and garlic and saute until the onions are tender and fragrant. Add the rice, bouillon, paprika, red pepper flakes, 3 cups of tap water and the soy sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to very low and put a good lid on the skillet or saucepan. Simmer for about 30 minutes. If you think you need it, then add more water while it cooks, to keep things moist. Makes 4 to 6 servings. Serve hot with fresh or canned fruit on the side.
Note: When I don’t have green pepper I use frozen peas or mixed veggies instead. Usually about 1 to 2 cups of veggies is enough.
We are making it tonight for dinner. Looks like it should be a hit. Thank you for posting
Made this and it turned to absolute glutinous mush. Would have been fine with 2 cups rice for the moisture rather than one or 2 cups broth with the one cup rice. I got the feeling there was too much liquid when making it and should have followed my instincts instead of the recipe.
We have this at least twice a month. I use 1/2 lb or less of meat, usually 1/2 a kielbasa or leftover ham. I use 1 C kidney beans and 1 C mixed vegetables for the veggies. I serve it with pineapple chunks and cornbread on the side. This is a family favorite.
Absolutely wonderful dish. I find that 3 cups of water is plenty and I use one less bouillon cube. I love this meal and so does anyone I’ve shared it with. This also works well with ground pork, chicken or turkey. Thank you.
I have made this for a couple of years now, about once a month. My 4 year old has loved it as long as I’ve made it. I use ground turkey sometimes, and when I don’t have green pepper, I use red pepper or chopped carrots for color
. It’s a yummy One dish meal!
I just made this for supper, followed the advice of 3 boullion cubes and 3 cups water, I didn’t have celery so I used celery flakes instead,
THIS IS AWESOME and extrememely easy!!
Thanks for sharing!!
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I made “meat pies’ using this.
Make your favorite PIE crust.
roll out cut into “cereal” bowl circles
egg wash the edges
add a scoop of dirty rice
fold dough over, crimp with tines of fork
egg wash tops
bake til browned on top
awesome flavor and still frugal
I use this with Deer Meat/sausage also…EXCELLENT flavor!!
Here’s my adaption;ground pork for the beef,1/2 lb.or so of boudain sauaage removed from casings,instead of beef boullion cubes and water,tomato juice[HBHW's recipe for making tomato juice from tomato paste makes the exact amount]and 1-14.5 oz can of diced undrained diced tomatoes,if necessary cajun seasoning for the pepper flakes and paprika,no soy sauce. I make my own ground pork,make my own boudain sausage w/o the casings and weigh the amounts and freeze. I started making this version many years ago and it is always disappears fast. I make this in the skillet,microwave,even the crockpot. I’m gonna have to try your meat pies KJsLady99!!