Hearty Skillet Meal

Dinner tonight. The original recipe came out of my favorite cookbook, The Best of Mennonite Fellowship Meals. I adjusted it slightly.

Hearty Skillet Meal

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup coarsely shredded cabbage
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced potatoes
• 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
• 2 cups water
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. salt 
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Directions:

1. Saute ground beef and onion until beef is browned.  Drain excess fat.  
2. Stir in cabbage and rice and cook for a couple minutes.  Stir in carrots, potatoes, and garlic salt.  Add water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer, 40 minutes.
3. Immediately before serving, stir in soy sauce, salt and pepper.

The original recipe called for 1 lb. of ground beef instead of the 1/2 lb. I used, but 1/2 lb. is what I had because I used to other half in the meatballs I made today.  Cabbage was not in the original recipe, but I thought it sounded good, so I added it.  I didn't actually measure it, just cut some up and tossed it in, so I'm guessing on the 1 cup, and I wasn't real strict on measuring the carrots and potatoes, either.  With this kind of recipe, it doesn't really matter.  Also, I increased the water called for in the original recipe, from 1-1/2 cups to 2 cups, and that seemed perfect.

This has a really nice flavor, and it's really easy to make.  We had some green beans and some sourdough bread along with it.  I would've taken a picture, but it's not all that exciting to look at - just good to eat.

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