Ground Beef and Rice Casserole–Dairy/Gluten/Soy Free

Ingredients

• 1 pound  ground beef
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced 
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• ½ cup onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 3/4 cup beef broth 
• 1 tsp coconut aminos
• 1 cup partially cooked brown rice (I cook it until it is still pretty firm…..maybe a slight “crunch” in the middle of the grain)
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ½ cup dairy free cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large skillet, brown ground beef until all pink is gone.
3. Drain any liquid from ground beef.
4. Add garlic, onion, mushroom and green pepper to the ground beef.
5. Saute until onion is tender.
6. Add rice to the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish.
7. Pour the beef broth and coconut aminos over top.
8. Add the beef mixture, sea salt and pepper to the casserole dish.
9. Cover and bake for 45 min.
10. Uncover and sprinkle on the shredded cheese.
11. Bake another 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melted and the liquid is completely absorbed.