{"id":1612,"date":"2026-02-04T21:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:15:09","slug":"cheesy-ground-beef-rice-casserole-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/cheesy-ground-beef-rice-casserole-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Ground Beef Rice Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cheesy Ground Beef Rice Casserole<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd pounds ground beef<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked white rice<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup <em>(or cream of chicken)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup tomato sauce <em>(optional)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika <em>(optional)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon Italian seasoning <em>(optional)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the beef<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef with onion and garlic. Drain excess grease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix the filling<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, combine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cooked beef mixture<\/li>\n<li>Cooked rice<\/li>\n<li>Cream soup<\/li>\n<li>Milk<\/li>\n<li>Tomato sauce (if using)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheese<\/li>\n<li>Salt, pepper, and seasonings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the casserole<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread the mixture into a greased baking dish.<br \/>\nSprinkle remaining <strong>\u00bd cup cheese<\/strong> on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nBake uncovered for <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, until hot and bubbly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nLet cool for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Cheesy Ground Beef Rice Casserole Ingredients 1 \u00bd pounds ground beef 2 cups cooked white rice 1 \u00bd cups&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1614,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612\/revisions\/1614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}