This is a VERY good, easy and economical recipe! Made this for my bf and I last night. It is a tad sweet, but not terribly so - I think it depends on the brand of chile sauce you choose (I used Heinz). I pretty much followed MELODIE's cooking directions, but did make a few changes to suit my/our tastes. Along with my substitutions, here's what I did: a) subbed a 14.5 oz. can of Delmonte diced tomatoes with mild green chilies, b) subbed a 14.5 oz. can beef broth for the water called for, c) subbed Mexican-blend cheese (~ 1.5 c. worth - whatever was left of my already used pkg.), d) added 2 minced garlic cloves, e) browned my ground sirloin with the onions, garlic and green pepper as opposed to adding them after the browning step and (finally) f) simmered everything, covered, for 20 minutes as per the directions on my box of rice, then sampled (rice was still crunchy...), added the rest of the can of beef broth (I started out with just 1 c. as directed) and covered again for 10 minutes but ended up having to cook 5 minutes more to get the rice consistency to my liking. I baked everything in my 2 qt. casserole dish for 12.5 minutes (which was the perfect amount of time IMHO). Served each helping with a garnish of fresh cilantro (a MUST!) and a side of garlic bread. My bf said I should make this again :) Thanks for sharing!
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