RECIPE: Mountain Man Beef Skillet (Metz) - quick dinner

  1 pound lean ground beef
  3/4 cup onion, chopped
  1.5 teaspoons chili powder
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  16 oz (1 can) whole tomatoes, cut up
  15.5 oz (1 can) kidney beans
  3/4 cup rice (uncooked)
  3/4 cup water
  3 TABLESPOONS green pepper, chopped
  Cheddar cheese, shredded
  corn chips

  Cook ground beef and onion in large skillet until beef is
browned and onion is tender.  Drain fat and discard.  Add
chili powder, salt and garlic salt to meat mixture.  Stir in
undrained tomatoes and beans, raw rice, water and green
pepper.  Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20
minutes.  Top with cheese and chips if desired.

  "This is a fast, easy and delicious dinner for those hungry
mountain men of yours.  The little critters love it, too!"
--Dayune and Gerry Metz, Scottsdale AZ [from "How to feed a
Starving Artist Cookbook," Mountain Press Publishing Co.,
Missoula MT 1983; pg 73]

  [Debbie and I tried it - it's good, filling, and leftovers
are re-skilletable.]

  [Another note for the novice: if the tomato or bean can sizes in
your market aren't exactly right - 14 oz, let's say, or 17, or
something like that - don't sweat it, the quantities aren't that
crucial.  Just dump in a can that's about the right size.]

June 1991

Hazel Boston-Baden, P.O. Box 17522, Anaheim CA 92817.
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