This hamburger rice skillet is an easy one pan meal with hamburger, rice, and tomatoes. Serve for a weeknight dinner.

I love this recipe because it is one that does not involve noodles. I love pasta, but sometimes you just need to have something different for dinner. This is a recipe I use as one of my go-to evening meal ideas when I am busy during the day and not quite sure what to make.

When those times occur, I usually have thawed a pound of beef ahead of time. I just always figure that if I have the meat ready to go, some dinner idea will come to me and it always does.

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For our family this recipe works well as it uses ingredients we normally have in the pantry, like the cans of diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Sometimes I leave the green pepper out of the recipe if I don’t have any available.

Also, if you are short on time and don’t wish to cut up an onion, you can substitute onion flakes instead. Serves about 4 people.

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I like to have cottage cheese or fresh fruit on the side.

Hamburger Rice Skillet Recipe

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Hamburger Rice Skillet

This hamburger rice skillet is an easy one pan meal with hamburger, rice, and tomatoes. Serve for a weeknight dinner.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: hamburger rice skillet

Servings: 4 people

Author: Laura Warnke

Equipment

1 deep skillet with lid

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Butter for frying
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
1 medium green bell pepper chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1 cup medium grain long cooking rice
1 16 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 16 ounce can tomato sauce
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried basil
1-1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cheese shredded

Instructions

In a deep skillet over medium heat, add butter and melt. Brown the ground beef, onion, green pepper, and garlic until meat is browned. Drain off any excess fat.
Add the rice and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add all remaining ingredients except the cheese.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat.
Cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
Turn off heat. Remove lid, sprinkle with cheese. Place lid back on for a few minutes until the cheese is melted.