{"id":6863,"date":"2026-07-28T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6863"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:19:00","slug":"cheesy-ground-beef-and-rice-casserole-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/cheesy-ground-beef-and-rice-casserole-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice<\/li>\n<li>2 cups beef broth<\/li>\n<li>1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained<\/li>\n<li>1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley, for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and diced onion. Cook for <strong>5\u20137 minutes<\/strong>, breaking up the beef with a spoon, until browned and the onion is softened.<\/li>\n<li>Add the minced garlic and cook for another <strong>30 seconds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the uncooked rice, beef broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, and black pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer. Cover the skillet tightly with a lid or aluminum foil and cook for about <strong>20 minutes<\/strong>, or until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the lid and stir everything together. Sprinkle the cheddar and mozzarella evenly over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake uncovered for <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong>, until the cheese is completely melted, bubbly, and lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Let the casserole rest for <strong>5 minutes<\/strong> before serving. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> You can add bell peppers, corn, mushrooms, or black beans for extra flavor and texture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) ground beef 1 small onion, diced 2 cloves garlic,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6863","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\/6863","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=6863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6865,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6863\/revisions\/6865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}