Spanish Rice

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef, cooked and drained
• 2 Tbsp. onion, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 c. canned diced tomato
• 2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
• pinch of ground pepper
• 1/2 c. black olives, diced
• 1 1/2 c. dry rice (3 c. cooked rice, if cold rice, 3 1/2 c.)
• 1 c. grated Cheddar cheese