Name: Lisa's Favorite Mexican Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Olive oil, or to taste - 2 teaspoons; Onion, chopped fine - ½; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Ground beef - 2 pounds; Taco seasoning mix - 1 (1 ounce) packet; Cooked rice - 4 cups; Southwestern-style mixed frozen vegetables - 1 (16 ounce) package; Kidney beans, rinsed and drained (Optional) - 1 (15 ounce) can; Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided - 2 cups; Salsa - ½ cup; Sliced Kalamata olives - ¼ cup

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Lisa's Favorite Mexican Rice

1. Cooking spray -

2. Olive oil, or to taste - 2 teaspoons

3. Onion, chopped fine - ½

4. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves

5. Ground beef - 2 pounds

6. Taco seasoning mix - 1 (1 ounce) packet

7. Cooked rice - 4 cups

8. Southwestern-style mixed frozen vegetables - 1 (16 ounce) package

9. Kidney beans, rinsed and drained (Optional) - 1 (15 ounce) can

10. Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided - 2 cups

11. Salsa - ½ cup

12. Sliced Kalamata olives - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Lisa's Favorite Mexican Rice

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a casserole dish with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes; add ground beef and continue to cook while breaking beef into small pieces with a wooden spoon until the beef is completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Season beef mixture with the taco seasoning mix.

3. Stage

Stir beef mixture, rice, vegetables, kidney beans, 1 cup Cheddar cheese, salsa, and olives together in the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the mixture.

4. Stage

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the dish is hot in the center, about 30 minutes.