I just found this recipe. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds pretty good. Thought I'd post it.
Beef-Taco Rice With Refried Beans
4 cups water
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning, divided
4 cups uncooked instant rice
2 (8-ounce) cans no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 pound ground round
Cooking spray
1 (16-ounce) can fat-free refried beans
1 (8-ounce) package preshredded reduced-fat Mexican blend or cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan; add half of the taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in rice; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce.
Cook meat in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain; return meat to pan. Stir in remaining taco seasoning.
Spread half of rice mixture in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread beans evenly over rice mixture; top with beef mixture and half of cheese. Spread the remaining rice mixture over cheese; top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.
Yield: 10 servings (serving size: about 1 1/4 cups)
CALORIES 371(18% from fat); FAT 7.5g (sat 3.6g,mono 2.5g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 23.7g; CHOLESTEROL 42mg; CALCIUM 221mg; SODIUM 696mg; FIBER 3.8g; IRON 4.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 51.2g
I made this last week. It was quite good. Next time I think I'll add some salsa to it though or even instead of the tomato sauce. I like this recipe because of the salsa, brown rice(I used brown rice instead of white) and refried beans(which my ds didn't know was in there). Had lots of fiber so I didn't have to worry about a side dish/veggies.
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