{"id":3640,"date":"2026-04-14T21:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:48:39","slug":"cheesy-ground-beef-and-rice-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/cheesy-ground-beef-and-rice-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (500 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 cup uncooked rice<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups broth (beef or chicken)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Salt to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the beef:<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook until soft.<br \/>\nAdd garlic, then the ground beef, and cook until browned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add seasoning:<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in salt, pepper, paprika, and tomato sauce. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add rice:<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd the uncooked rice and mix everything together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add broth:<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in the broth, stir, and let it simmer for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong><br \/>\nTransfer the mixture to a baking dish. Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven at 350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C) for 25\u201330 minutes, until the rice is tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add cheese:<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove from the oven, sprinkle cheese on top, and bake uncovered for another 5\u201310 minutes until melted and bubbly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>\u00a0Serving:<\/h4>\n<p>Serve hot with a fresh salad or yogurt on the side.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole \u00a0Ingredients: 1 lb (500 g) ground beef 1 cup uncooked rice 1 small onion,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3640","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\/3640","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=3640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3642,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640\/revisions\/3642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}