Governor Fordice's Minute Rice Cherokee Casserole
Created by dienia b on July 30, 2024
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 45m
- Recipe #43307
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste (start with 1/2 teaspoon)
- 1/2 bay leaf
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 cups tomatoes, chopped
- 7 ounces minute instant rice (1 cup)
- 3/4 cup onions, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 10 ounces cream of mushroom soup (1 can)
- 6 stuffed green olives, sliced
- 4 ounces Velveeta, cut in strips
How to Make
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Step 1: Brown meat in large skillet.
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Step 2: Add onions and cook over medium heat until onions are clear and tender.
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Step 3: Stir in seasonings, tomatoes, soup, rice and half of olives.
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Step 4: Simmer covered 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step 5: Remove bay leaf
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Step 6: Spoon into a baking dish and lattice with cheese strips.
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Step 7: Broil until cheese is melted and decorate with remaining olive slices.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (363.9 g)
- Calories 385
- Total Fat - 18.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 82.7 mg
- Sodium - 967 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
- Sugars - 9.4 g
- Protein - 26.7 g
- Calcium - 134.5 mg
- Iron - 4.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 36.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg