Beef / Pork

Cheesy Beef and Rice is for Dinner.

Cheesy Beef and Rice takes several minutes to prepare.

Cheesy Beef and Rice takes several minutes to cook.

Cheesy Beef and Rice makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Cheesy Beef and Rice are:

1 cup uncooked long grain brown rice
1 clove garlic minced
2 Tbsp Fleishmanns olive oil spread
3 cups low sodium beef broth
2 medium carrots, shredded
1 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried minced onion
1lb Laura's lean 4% fat ground beef
1/2 cup Sargento reduced fat Mexican shredded cheese

Here is how you make Cheesy Beef and Rice:

In a large saucepan, saute rice & garlic in butter until golden brown. Stir in broth, carrots, parsley, salt, basil & onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in beef. Transfer to a 9 inch square baking dish. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes, stiring twice. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. 6 servings.I actually cook the rice first before mixing it in with everything else and just heat all of this on the stove because I usually don't want to heat up my kitchen.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TINALEA.

The nutritional information for Cheesy Beef and Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 281.4

• Total Fat: 8.8 g
• Cholesterol: 46.7 mg
• Sodium: 371.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 21.9 g