06/06/2025
🧅🍚 French Onion Ground Beef and Rice Casserole 🍚🧅
Comfort food meets classic flavor in this hearty, cheesy, and soul-warming dish!
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup uncooked white rice (long grain or jasmine works best)
2 cups beef broth
1 (10.5-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese (or mozzarella if preferred)
1/2 cup crispy fried onions (for topping)
Directions:
Preheat the Oven:
Set your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Sauté the Onion:
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and sauté for 8–10 minutes, stirring often, until they become soft and golden brown. Set aside.
Cook the Beef:
In the same skillet, cook the ground beef over medium-high heat until browned. Break it apart with a spatula as it cooks. Drain excess fat. Add garlic powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir in the sautéed onions.
Assemble the Casserole:
In a large mixing bowl, combine the uncooked rice, beef broth, cream of mushroom soup, and sour cream. Mix until smooth. Stir in the beef and onion mixture, and 1 cup of the shredded cheese.
Bake:
Pour everything into the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Then, uncover, sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top, and bake for an additional 10–15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the rice is tender.
Add Crispy Topping:
Just before serving, sprinkle crispy fried onions on top for that final golden crunch!
Serve:
Let it rest for 5 minutes before digging in—this helps the casserole set up nicely.
Nutritional Information:
⏰ Prep Time: 20 mins | 🔥 Baking Time: 55 mins | ⏳ Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
⚡ Calories per serving: ~430 | 🍽️ Serves: 6–8