Recipe - Texas Beef Skillet

1 pound Ground Beef
Three fourths cup Onion; chopped
1 One half teaspoon Chili Powder
One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Garlic Salt
1 cn (16 Oz) Tomatoes; cut up
1 cn (15 Oz) Red Kidney Beans
Three fourths cup Quick Cooking Rice
Three fourths cup Water
3 tablespoon Green Pepper; chopped
Three fourths cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

In skillet cook ground beef and onion till beef is brown and onion is
tender; d rain off fat.

Sprinkle meat mixture with chili powder, salt, and garlic salt. Stir in
undrain ed tomatoes, undrained beans, uncooked rice, water, and green
pepper.

Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Top with cheese.
Cove r and heat till cheese melts, about 3 minutes longer. Sprinkle with
crushed cor n chips, if desired.

My variation 1: increase chili powder to 2 One half tsp, add 1 tsp cumin, and
incre ase tomatoes to 1 quart (or a 28 ounce can).

My variation 2: use 2/3 cup uncooked brown rice. Cook an hour or so, adding
w ater as needed. Add beans during last 20 minutes.

Recipe by: Better Homes and Gardens AllTime Favorite Recipes (1981) Posted
to MCRecipe Digest V1 #724 by Mark Scheffler mds@simba.moneng.mei.com on
Aug 7, 1997