{"id":501,"date":"2025-10-17T07:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/?p=501"},"modified":"2025-10-17T07:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:48:30","slug":"cheesy-ground-beef-and-rice-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/?p=501","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This hearty and comforting casserole<\/strong> makes the perfect weeknight dinner. It\u2019s rich, flavorful, and incredibly easy to put together. A creamy sauce coats the savory ground beef and rice, creating a satisfying dish the whole family will love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ingredient<\/th>Quantity<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Ground beef<\/td>1 lb<\/td><\/tr>
Onion, chopped<\/td>1 medium<\/td><\/tr>
Garlic, minced<\/td>2 cloves<\/td><\/tr>
Salt<\/td>1 tsp<\/td><\/tr>
Black pepper<\/td>1\/2 tsp<\/td><\/tr>
Paprika<\/td>1 tsp<\/td><\/tr>
Cream of mushroom soup<\/td>1 can (10.5 oz)<\/td><\/tr>
Sour cream<\/td>1 cup<\/td><\/tr>
Milk<\/td>1\/2 cup<\/td><\/tr>
Cooked white rice<\/td>1 1\/2 cups<\/td><\/tr>
Shredded cheddar cheese<\/td>2 cups<\/td><\/tr>
Frozen peas (optional)<\/td>1\/2 cup<\/td><\/tr>
Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)<\/td>1 tbsp<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Preheat the Oven<\/strong>
Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong> and lightly grease a 9\u00d713-inch<\/strong> baking dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Cook the Ground Beef<\/strong>
In a large skillet, cook the ground beef<\/strong>, onion<\/strong>, and garlic<\/strong> over medium heat until the meat is browned. Season with salt<\/strong>, black pepper<\/strong>, and paprika<\/strong>. Drain off any excess grease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Combine the Ingredients<\/strong>
In a large bowl, stir together the cream of mushroom soup<\/strong>, sour cream<\/strong>, and milk<\/strong>. Add the cooked beef mixture<\/strong>, rice<\/strong>, and 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese<\/strong>. Mix until everything is well combined. If desired, fold in the frozen peas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Assemble the Casserole<\/strong>
Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheese<\/strong> on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5: Bake<\/strong>
Bake for 25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, or until the casserole is bubbly and the top is golden brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 6: Serve<\/strong>
Let the casserole cool slightly before serving. Garnish with fresh parsley<\/strong>, if desired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This hearty and comforting casserole makes the perfect weeknight dinner. It\u2019s rich, flavorful, and incredibly easy to put together. A creamy sauce coats the savory ground beef and rice, creating a satisfying dish the whole family will love. Ingredients IngredientQuantityGround beef1 lbOnion, chopped1 mediumGarlic, minced2 clovesSalt1 tspBlack pepper1\/2 tspPaprika1 tspCream of mushroom soup1 can (10.5 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":503,"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501\/revisions\/503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dizisel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}