Ground beef and rice casserole

If you want to prepare a tasty lunch for your family, make this delicious recipe of ground beef and rice casserole.
Prepare the ground beef with delicious seasonings, place layers of rice and beef on a baking dish and bake the recipe brushed with slightly beaten egg yolks.
It's a simple and quite tasty recipe!

HOW TO MAKE GROUND BEEF AND RICE CASSEROLE

Step 1:
For the rice: In a saucepan, add the olive oil and the chopped garlic. Sauté over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the rice and season with salt. Stir and fry the rice for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 2: Pour the chicken broth and boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook the rice for about 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 3:
For the meat: In a large saucepan, add the olive oil, chopped onion and the chopped garlic. Sauté over low heat until the onion start to turn slightly golden, stirring occasionally. Add the ground beef and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add the tomato pulp, mix everything well and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 4: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Step 5: On a baking dish, place a layer of rice, a layer of meat and another layer of rice. Brush the rice with beaten egg yolks. Bake until slightly golden brown, about 35 minutes.

Step 6: Turn off the oven and serve.

TIPS FOR COOKING RICE

1. We usually use long-grain rice or medium-grain rice but you can use another type of rice. Long-grain rice is looser while medium-grain rice is creamier and absorb much more the flavors.
Rice cooking time: about 10 to 12 minutes for long-grain rice and 13 to 15 minutes for medium-grain rice.

2. We fry the rice for about 1 to 2 minutes to gain more flavor and to be looser. Frying the rice will shorten the cooking time.

3. To make the rice tastier, fry the rice in olive oil, chopped garlic and butter (or margarine).

Ground beef and rice casserole

Do you like recipes with rice? Make this delicious ground beef and rice casserole! It's simple and quite tasty!

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by Pedro Barbosa
Category:Main dishes, Meat, Recipes, Rice
Cuisine: American, Portuguese
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4
Prep Time:10 m
Cook Time:1:05 h
Total Time:1:15 h
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Ingredients
For the rice:

• 250 grams (1 1/4 cups) long-grain rice
• 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
• 600 ml (2 1/2 cups) chicken broth
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt

For the meat:

• 500 grams (17 1/2 ounces) ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 200 ml (about 1 cup) tomato pulp
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
For the rice:

1. In a saucepan, add the olive oil and the chopped garlic. Sauté over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the rice and season with salt. Stir and fry the rice for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Pour the chicken broth and boil over medium-high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to low heat and cook the rice for about 10 to 12 minutes.

For the meat:

3. In a large saucepan, add the olive oil, chopped onion and the chopped garlic. Sauté over low heat until the onion start to turn slightly golden, stirring occasionally. Add the ground beef and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add the tomato pulp, mix everything well and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
5. On a baking dish, place a layer of rice, a layer of meat and another layer of rice. Brush the rice with beaten egg yolks. Bake until slightly golden brown, about 35 minutes.
6. Turn off the oven and serve.
Ground beef and rice casserole
Nutrition facts
Serves 4
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 782
Total Fat 35 g(45%)
Saturated Fat 7.5 g(38%)
Cholesterol 217 mg(72%)
Sodium 1772 mg(77%)
Total Carbohydrate 66.5 g(24%)
Protein 49 g