I prepared this exactly as the directions stated. After 1 hour I took it our and uncovered it, and it was not even close to done. It was still pretty pink on top, completely pink in the middle. I took the advice from one of the other reviews, stirred it up and cooked it for 30 more minutes. At this point it just looked like grey Play-Doh, same consistency, and the rice had turned to mush. I couldn't cook it any longer because it was starting to burn to the bottom and sides of the casserole dish. It was unedible. Maybe next time I'll do like others say and brown the meat first, then combine the ingredients and cook for 30 minutes.