Slow Cooker Spanish Rice

This one-dish meal of spicy beef and rice is quick to put together. Just brown ground beef before adding it to the slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 399 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 2 ½ teaspoons chili powder
• 2 pounds ground beef or chuck
• 1 cup uncooked converted rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place ground beef in a large skillet. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef to a slow cooker.

Step 2

Combine tomatoes, green pepper, water, tomato sauce, onions, rice, salt, chili powder, and Worcestershire sauce in the slow cooker. Stir thoroughly.

Step 3

Cover and cook until rice is tender, on Low for 6 to 8 hours or High for 3 to 5 hours.