Taco Rice Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 envelope taco seasoning or 2 tablespoons homemade Taco Seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 3 cups cooked rice
• Velveeta cheese
• Taco chips

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef, onion and bell pepper.
2. Drain excess fat.
3. Add taco seasoning and water and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add tomato sauce and cooked rice and spoon into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
5. Top with slices of Velveeta cheese.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F until it bubbles.
7. Immediately before serving, add broken taco chips to top of casserole.
8. Serve with chopped lettuce, chopped tomatoes, taco sauce or salsa and black olives.