Crock Pot Italian Ground Beef and Rice Casserole
Save money on your grocery bill with this easy Crock Pot Italian Ground Beef and Rice Casserole recipe.
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 452kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 25gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 988mgPotassium: 825mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 87IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg
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