California Pilaf

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup ripe olives
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon salad oil
• 1/3 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 2/3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup rice, uncooked
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cut olives into wedges.
• 3 brown ground beef in oil in a hot skillet. drain beef, reserving drippings. transfer the beef to a prepared casserole dish.
• 4 saute onion and green pepper in the beef drippings. add to casserole.
• 5 brown the rice lightly in the same skillet, stirring constantly. stir rice, seasonings and olives into the casserole.
• 6 blend the hot water and tomato paste together. pour over top of casserole and cover.
• 7 bake for one hour.