California Pilaf
"This is a savory rice and beef casserole courtesy of the Edith Adams column in the Vancouver Sun circa 1960 . " This casserole combines the dark and handome olives with rice, ground beef, green pepper, onion and tomato paste for a colourful and very flavourful main dish." Serve this casserole with a green salad."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup ripe olives
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tablespoon salad oil
- 1⁄3 cup green pepper, finely chopped
- 2⁄3 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup white rice, uncooked
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut olives into wedges.
- Brown ground beef in oil in a hot skillet. Drain beef, reserving drippings. Transfer the beef to a prepared casserole dish.
- Saute onion and green pepper in the beef drippings. Add to casserole.
- Brown the rice lightly in the same skillet, stirring constantly. Stir rice, seasonings and olives into the casserole.
- Blend the hot water and tomato paste together. Pour over top of casserole and cover.
- Bake for one hour.
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I am a classically trained chef and a grad of NECI in Vermont. I ran my own catering company for years and then decided to switch gears and go to law school. I now practice law and cook just for fun.
I enjoy cooking for friends and DH and I entertain regularly. I also cook for my three golden retrievers and have found several wonderful biscuit recipes here at Zaar.
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