Crock Pot Italian Ground Beef and Rice Casserole is an easy ground beef and rice casserole recipe. A crock pot ground beef recipe that only requires 5 main ingredients is a dinner winner in my book!
This hamburger rice casserole is easy to make and a great summer crock pot recipe that not only saves you time but lets you serve a meal that is delicious, filling and keeps the house cool!
Crock Pot Ground Beef Casserole Recipes
Ground beef crock pot recipes can be some of the most economical dinner recipes you can make. I am always trying to find delicious recipes to feed my family that doesn't break the bank.
Ground beef is one of the cheapest meats you can buy. When you're trying to save money grocery shopping it is a good idea to stock up when ground beef goes on sale.
I like to freeze 1 pound baggies of ground beef for meals I will make during the week.
It is easy to pull a block of frozen ground beef out of the freezer to make easy crock pot recipes like this Crock Pot Italian Ground Beef and Rice Casserole.
How to Make Crock Pot Italian Ground Beef and Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. ground beef, browned and drained well
- 32 oz low sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 1 can stewed or diced tomatoes
- 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice, rinsed under cold water
- 1 heaping teaspoon Italian seasoning
Directions
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet until cooked through. Drain well. Set aside.
- Pour the beef broth into the crock pot, and add the onion soup mix and cornstarch. Whisk together until all lumps are broken up.
- Next add the ground beef, stewed tomatoes, uncooked rice and Italian seasoning to the crock pot. With a large spoon mix until combined.
- Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 5 or 6 hours or until the rice is cooked but still has a slight bite to it.
- Turn the crock pot off immediately once the rice is cooked and transfer the Italian Beef and Rice Casserole to a serving bowl to prevent the rice from overcooking.
- Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Helpful tips for making Crock Pot Italian Ground Beef Rice Casserole recipe
- Cooking rice in a crock pot recipe can be tricky. Slightly undercooked crock pot rice is better than overcooked crock pot rice.
- Once any crock pot recipe containing a large amount of rice in the ingredients is finished cooking turn off the slow cooker.
- Transferring the crock pot casserole recipe with rice in it to a serving bowl will prevent the rice from overcooking and getting mushy.
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Crock Pot Italian Ground Beef and Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. ground beef (browned and drained well)
- 32 oz low sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 1 can stewed or diced tomatoes
- 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice (rinsed under cold water)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet until cooked through. Drain well. Set aside.
- Pour the beef broth into the crock pot, and add the onion soup mix and cornstarch. Whisk together until all lumps are broken up.
- Next add the ground beef, stewed tomatoes, uncooked rice and Italian seasoning to the crock pot. With a large spoon mix until combined.
- Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 5 or 6 hours or until the rice is cooked but still has a slight bite to it.
- Turn the crock pot off immediately once the rice is cooked and transfer the Italian Beef and Rice Casserole to a serving bowl to prevent the rice from overcooking.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Cooking rice in a crock pot recipe can be tricky. Slightly undercooked crock pot rice is better than overcooked crock pot rice.
- Once any crock pot recipe containing a large amount of rice in the ingredients is finished cooking turn off the slow cooker.
- Transferring the crock pot casserole recipe with rice in it to a serving bowl will prevent the rice from overcooking and getting mushy.
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Anita Jude
I love pot roast and veggies
Sand
I like to make either beef stew or slow cooker chili.
BRYAN E.
Our favorite Crock Pot recipe ---> Guinness Beef Stew !!!
Heather B
We love doing Cheesy Chicken and Rice in the crock!
Julie Hawkins
I like to make green Chile stew in my crock pot.
heather c
I love making chili in the crock pot. Put it in before I leave for the day and let it simmer on low all day. Yum!
Kelsey vinson
Loaded potatoe soup
Philip Lawrence
My favorite crock pot recipe is for Beef Stew.
Laurie Nykaza
I like to make a pot roast in the slow cooker with veggies its always so good
Jerry Marquardt
I like to make a nice beef and carrots with potatoes stew with biscuits and plenty of gravy.
Trisha McKee
My favorite always depends on my mood and the weather. I love corned beef and cabbage during winter storms. I love creamy chicken noodle soup any time.
Beverly Metcalf
I had a pot roast cooked in a crockpot and it was really good. Thanks for having the contest!
Molly
My favorite crockpot recipe is my husbands beef stew.
KENNETH OHL
I love Pot Roast and veggies they are the best slow cooked in the crock pot
Cynthia Schmied
Crockpot ham and corn chowder with potatoes is my go to.
Ashley M.
I love making bean soup with bacon in the crockpot or bbq meatballs. They are super easy and low cost.
Sheryl
Cabbage and Corn Beef is my favorite thing to make in the crock pot.
Judy Gregory
A big ol' pork butt. Low and slow.
Joy Venters
I love making chili in the crock pot
1 large onion - chopped
1 - 4 oz. can chopped mushrooms
2 pounds ground beef
1 can chef boy ar dee tomato sauce with mushrooms
1 can chili beans
Buddy Garrett
My favorite crock pot recipe is Pot Roast.
cindy mahoney
BBQ pulled pork is my favorite to make in a crockpot.
Julie Waldron
I like making pot roast.
Jyosthna
Beef stew is easy to make using crockpot!
Jammie
Mexican Chicken is my favorite recipe to cook in the crockpot.
Kimberly Gifford
My favorite crockpot recipes chicken and dumplings
Alison
My favorite crock pot recipe is chili.
Jae Park
My favorite crock pot recipe is Crock Pot Lasagna. It's great when you want lasagna, but it's too hot to turn on the oven!
Kelly D
Veggie chili is my favorite.
Jennifer H.
I like to make chili.
Carey Hemond
yummy recipe
Molli Taylor
i make the absolute best crockpot chili. my recipe wows everyoe in the hood.
Denise W
Homemade chili! I toss in just about everything that could possibly make a good batch and let it simmer in my crockpot all day.
Karen D
Crock bread is great for keeping the kitchen cool in the summer
Rosey
Beef stew is my favorite crock pot recipe. Chili is a close second!
laura bernard
I would love to make a juicy tender roast!
DanV
My favorite recipe is for crock pot vegetarian chili
Kimberly Harrison
fav recipe is: slow cooker potato soup
Kimmy Ripley
I love Mississippi Pot Roast
Ellen Casper
I love my pulled pork recipe with root beer.
Kerry P
My favorite crock pot recipe is beef cooked for about 20 hours on low with a peppery seasoning, added to white rice with carrots. My family loves it! Garlic bread on the side too!
Sally Carroccia
this looks delish.
Donna porter
I like to make beef roast and potatoes in the crock pot.
Eileen Boyce
Roast beef, potatoes, carrots, celery, onions and beef gravy.
Daniel Scott
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Julie
I don't have a particular one, but I like crock pot soups.
chris v
I love Italian crockpot chicken.
Stephanie Larison
My favorite crock pot recipe is lasagna. Super easy and the whole family loves it.
Louis Davila
I love to make beef stew in the slow cooker.
Erin M
Dr. Pepper pulled pork is my go to recipe.
Melanie Comello
I make quite a few meals in the crockpot, it's such a time/ lifesafer at times. Currently my families favorite meal that I make is Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Pasta! It is delicious!!
Laurie Emerson
My favorite crock pot recipe is my Jambalaya.
Angelica Dimeo
I love Pot roast
shawna
My fav is chili.
Amy Welling
Crockpot Lasagna is my favorite recipe for the crock pot
Megan Benedict
My favorite thing to make is a Mississippi Roast in the crockpot. Thank you
Christal M
There was a recipe from Tasting Food that we tried and really liked it was slow cooking a beef roast in dr pepper pop.
Elena
My favorite recipe is chili
Yana Ryjova
I have never used a crockpot before but it would make cooking meat super easy.
Janice E Crespo
This looks great! I definitely have to give it a try! I guess my favorite dish to make in the crock-pot is the beef stew my Mom used to make. It just melts in your mouth!
Adriana
My favorites would be shredded pork with BBQ sauce and i love making spaghetti ground beef sauce .
Don D
I love making chili in a crock pot
Rachel Browning
I love pot roase
Ed
Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna!
kathy pease
I love to make chicli in the crockpot
Brenda M Robinson
I make chili in my crock pot
Jenny Q.
I like to make beef stew, meatballs with sauce, and white bean chicken chili in a crockpot. This recipe you made looks good! I will have to try it!
Roel Saenz
I need to try the crock pot more these days since the oven is out of order. Great recipe to try out. Thanks!
Danielle Day
I love veggie pastq
Brenda Elsner
I love making pot roast, with potatoes and carrots in the crock pot.
Paula Michele Hafner
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Chase
My favorite thing to cook is chicken!
Danielle
I love to make white bean chicken chili
Rebecca C
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Theresa D
I love making pulled port for sandwiches in my crockpot.
Leela
Roast beef with vegetables.
MIchelle H.
I love making corned beef and cabbage and so many other dishes in the crock pot.
barbg
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Jennifer Barr
I like to make chili in the crock pot.
Robin
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susan smoaks
i love crock pot soup. it's my favorite. i make a mean minestrone.
Mark Marville
Ribs!
Mamie Guy
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Janine Hwang
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Jane McGregor
White chicken chili!
Mandi
my favorite in the crock pot has always been pot roast
clynsg
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BusyWorkingMama
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Stephanie Liske
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cyndi br
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Fredrick Pauly
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Renee Grosskreuz
swedish meatballs
Julie Bickham
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Krystal pena
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Denise B.
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Nicole C
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Claudia Davis
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Kyl Neusch
making beef stew
Amity J
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Kathy Eyre
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Becca
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Marianna
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Jeanette Burger
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Emily North
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Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
2 lbs. pork tenderloin this would be half of a Costco package and half of the package is two tenderloins
salt and pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic minced
2 Tbsp real maple syrup
4 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar can use regular also
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp cold water
Instructions
Place tenderloin in crock pot.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Combine together garlic, mustard, honey, brown sugar, vinegar, thyme, maple syrup.
Pour over pork. Turn pork to coat
Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or on high 3-4 hours.
Remove pork and cover with foil to keep warm.
Put juices in pan and bring to a boil over heat.
Simmer for 8-10 minutes and then add in cornstarch that has been mixed into cold water
Whisk into juices and cook for one minute longer until thickened.
Pour juices over pork.
Breanne
I love making pot roast in the crock pot.
Alecia Gibson
My favorite crock pot recipe is BBQ chicken. In the morning, I put in frozen chicken breasts, chicken broth, BBQ sauce, brown sugar and then turn it on to medium. When I'm ready for supper, it's done! Super easy and delicious.
Azeem Isaahaque
Steak and beans!!!
Wendy R.
So many favorite crock pot recipes! My most recent favorite is chicken, corn, cream cheese, rotel tomatoes, and taco seasoning. Great for tacos or in a salad.
Susan Christy
There's no better slow cooker recipe than the Slow-Cooked carnitas that I found in a Taste of Home Magazine. Pork Roast, Garlic, Cilantro, Green Onions, Salsa, Tequila, Green Onions & Green Chiles. SO GOOD!
robin s.
I love to make pot roast it is one of my favorite recipes to make.
beth shepherd
I love buffalo chicken dip from the crock pot. thank you
Cathy Truman
We like to make pulled pork in the crock pot it is easy and delicious
Gina Ferrell
My favorite Crock-Pot recipe is my Smothered Pork Chops and Gravy.
Bryan Vice
I would love to try out my lasagna recipe
Ali
My favorite crock pot recipe is beef roast soup
Holly C.
My favorite crockpot recipe is pulled pork, so easy and can serve so many different ways!
Larry
The recipe sounds like a great midweek meal with a salad.
Ashley C
I love to make chili in the crock pot!
Adrienne Gordon
Love a good chili recipe.
Sara Perrera
I like to make Italian Beef with banna peppers in the Crock-Pot. It Cooks nice a x slow and just falls apart when it's done.
Mendy Dinsmore
I love cooking boneless bbq ribs in the crock pot. They are always so tender.
cheryl s
I like beef stroganoff in the crock pot
Mary Beth Elderton
When it is so hot this time of year, one favorite slow cooker recipe is cheesy salsa/tex mex chicken breasts for taco filling.
Jaque Richards
My favorite crock pot meal is roast beef thrown in with any vegies in season....a few jalapenos to spice it up a bit and it is delicious! 🙂
Tracy Davis
I love to make pot roast in the slow cooker.
Lynne T
I once made an Asian style pork roast that was delicious!
kathy Persons
Love to make crockpot lasagna
Roxanne Jenkins
this looks very good almost like my mom's spanish rice, I wish I had gotten her recipe before she passed. I am going to try this one thank you Kay.
Anne Higgins
swedish meatballs
Ann Fantom
I like this slow cooker pulled pork recipe:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/92462/slow-cooker-texas-pulled-pork/
Donna L
I like making beef stew in the slow cooker.
Donna L
I love to make beef stew in the slow cooker.
Art
Can you substitute ground turkey or chicken for the beef? If so, are any accommodations to the recipe or cooking time needed?
Arlene Mobley
Art
Yes, of course, you could substitute the ground beef for chicken or turkey!
Caroline
This recipe sounds absolutely yummy! Will be trying it tonight!