Cherokee Casserole

Name: Cherokee Casserole
Ingredients: 1 cup long-grain rice, cooked; 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 1 can cream of mushroom soup (no added liquid); 1 lb ground beef, round or sirloin; 1 small onion, chopped; 1/2 small bay leaf; 1/8 teaspoon oregano; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/8 teaspoon cumin; 12 green olives, chopped; 3 ounces grated cheddar cheese; salt, pepper to taste

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 cup long-grain rice, cooked
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 can cream of mushroom soup (no added liquid)
1 lb ground beef, round or sirloin
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 small bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon cumin
12 green olives, chopped
3 ounces grated cheddar cheese
salt, pepper to taste

Directions

1

Cook rice per normal cooking instructions.
2

While rice cooks, brown meat and cook onions until tender.
3

Drain excess fat from meat.
4

Combine meat and onions in skillet, and add crushed tomatoes, mushroom soup, bay leaf, oregano, garlic powder, cumin, salt, pepper, olives.
5

Simmer together in skillet until rice is finished cooking.
6

Add rice, and mix all ingredients well.
7

Top casserole with cheese until melted.