Beef Spanish Rice

• 1 12 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 cup converted rice
• 2 cups water
• 14 12 ounces diced canned tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 12 green pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 12 chopped onion (optional)
• sliced black olives (optional)

1. brown hamburger and drain.
2. Add all other ingredients to the beef and bring to a boil then lower heat to low and cover.
3. Cook for 20 minutes.
4. Remove and discard bay leaves and enjoy.
5. I usually cook the green pepper with the beef when browning beef and if using onions would also cook with the browning beef.

lean ground beef, rice, water, tomatoes, tomato paste, green pepper, chili powder, garlic, black pepper, salt, bay leaves, onion, black olives

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beef-spanish-rice-202885 (may not work)