Cook hamburger & rice add a can of cream of mushroom, a can of sliced mushrooms and a can of drained green beans put in a 9x13 greased pan and top with shredded cheese. I don't care for mushrooms. You can use other creamed soup flavors such as cream of onion or cream of mushroom. Total Carbohydrate Complete winner! I found your recipe by Googling hamburger and rice casserole. It's long grain but cooks a little quicker than regular rice. Yes to basmati and yes to make-ahead prep! Beware. I usually have all of the ingredients on hand for a last minute supper. It's a family favorite! How did it turn out with broccoli? I never thought about the difference with the uncooked being more healthy for you. Love this dish! Hubby loved it too. In a separate bowl, whisk together broth and soup until smooth. https://www.yummly.com/recipes/hamburger-and-rice-casserole-ground-beef I also had some dried mushrooms I added for my husband so used a bit more water. My husband ate a little bit. Don't mix in, allow to melt over top while it finishes simmering. In my opinion it was bland and missing something. I was impressed at how tasty it was and so simple to make. Smelled great from the oven, and tasted even better. I added broccoli instead of so much celery and beef broth and french onion soup. I'm not sure how I'll get it in the oven. This sounds really good. Do not drain. Minute rice is much less time although now I'm going to try the uncooked. Any recommendations would be helpful!! This made enough for my family of 4 (with a teenage boy) and still had enough I could take for lunch today. I left the celery out as I did not have it either but just had some veggies on the side. Clear to the top on mine. I didn't serve anything on the side. When beef is about half cooked, add onion, celery and red pepper flakes then continue cooking until beef is cooked through and veggies are starting to become translucent. I will definitely be making this again. This recipe doubles easily in a 3-qt 13x9 dish. Super Versatile! We had this last night and it was great. It's so simple and easy to fix and is a comfort food to me. Can I use uncle Ben's ready rice in place of uncooked? So I guess I can't come close with anything else. That is their favorite meal! Thanks for giving up a Saturday for new recipes! By then you'd be done cooking in the skillet but it doesn't really matter because it would only be in there long enough to mix. This is definitely a keeper! no potatoes in it,,so Yes I bet it would freeze well..potatoes get nasty when froze IMHO. Combine cooked meat, cooked rice, soup mixture and thawed vegetables, and then transfer to a large baking dish. And I married a man who doesn't like tomatoes. oh, after it came out of the oven I sprinkled some dill over the top as my son said he smelled dill and I thought, hey dill would be good in this. Just made this on the stove top. It was bland because you didn't add the red pepper flakes. Stand up peppers in pan, cover w/ foil and bake til peppers are tender and cheese is bubbly. My Hubby is not a big fan of sausage so I added 1/2 sausage 1/2 ground beef. Kinda taste like a french dip sandwich. This is delicious! Put some spaghetti sauce in bottom of an 8x8 dish. Bake at 350 until heated through and cheese is melted. 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional). But I will use more than a 1.5 quart container next time. To give some color. Thank you for the New Meal. Add the rice, tomato, water, salt and pepper. It added just the right zing. I may add broccoli and cheese to my leftovers bc I have A LOT and need to save it. I thought I was the only one who made dinners that my family passed on! If so would I cook it first and then freeze? When you say put it in a skillet to mix. I need to prep and cook 3 hours later. I would love to hear from anyone who made this in the InstaPot!I love cooking in my InstaPot. Brown hamburger and onion over medium heat in a large skillet (one with a lid). I also used cream of mushroom soup and baked in a 13x9 dish. https://www.southyourmouth.com/2018/05/hamburger-rice-casserole.html Remove casserole from oven and let rest, covered, for 15 minutes before serving. **Currently trying to figure out what I can add or put on top of this recipe bc I don't want to throw away the rest and waste so much food. My daughter wouldn't eat it. I agree it should be bigger. I agree with your family about the mushrooms (it's a texture thing with me), so we'll leave them out. I also used Cr.of Mushroom soup. I don't know if this can be made with Minute rice or brown rice because I've never cooked either type of rice. I guess this is a depression era food, because its something my mother taught me. 1.5 quarts is not enough. Stir in the remaining … Garnish with chopped green onions if desired. You are welcome! (Mom topped hers with crushed cornflakes, but I add panko, instead, for some crunch.) why not? It needed more flavor. Thanks, y’all! My only difference was I did not have beef broth so used water with 1 TBS of Worcestershire sauce and used Basmati rice. I already knew to double it so it wouldn't be too small. I didn't tweak it too much. Usually my "hamburger cream of's" dinners are rather boring. Pour into prepared casserole dish, cover tightly with aluminum foil then bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until rice is tender. There were only 3 of us at dinner tonight, and there were no leftovers. I made this with the mushrooms and cream of mushrooms. Cook 15-30 minutes longer or until rice is tender. I may try this recipe direction cooking the rice in the casserole instead of it pre-cooked to see if it's any different in flavor to me. I like how you bake it in the oven, got to try it. I topped it with cheddar cheese when it was almost done. I put onion, zucchini, and celery in the casserole. I divided this recipe into two regular size aluminum loaf pans and I will bake one tonight and fries one for another meal I am not sure how much the rice will swell so I put it on a sheet tray just in case, What does it mean when you ask I am not a robot what does that mean I don't really know except I know I'm not a robot. I'm with you on the mushrooms the more the better :) but I do like hamburger better than sausage. It was too small. Wonderful casserole. Now I'm stuck with to much lol. Followed directions exactly. Can this be made ahead? Pour soup mixture and rice into skillet and stir until all ingredients are thoroughly incorporated. I made this last night and it was a hit!. I don't know how this could be converted to a slow cooker recipe. HE LOVED IT!! Delicious!! I didn't have cream of celery soup so I made a cream of beef soup using butter, flour, milk, and beef stock. It's a lot of work but I LOVE sharing recipes with y'all! Soul satisfying. One thing I did change was I did not have any celery so I use celery seed an added chopped up green beans. Check halfway to see if you feel it needs a few tablespoons of water added. Brown hamburger and onion over medium heat in a large skillet (one with a lid). We love this recipe. Super easy. Couldn't use red pepper flakes because of toddler and husband. Its flavorful, goes a long way, and also freezes well to be made later. I used the brown rice so I cooked it longer. Flavor was excellent but the rice was crunchy even after an extra 30 min and extra liquid.