Grandma Gert's Creamy Chicken Rice

OK, so not MY Grandma Gert, but my cousin's Grandma Gert!

Growing up without grandparents.  Or rather, growing up with grandparents on the other side of the country and the other set of grandparents deceased, it seemed we were always picking up other "grandma and grandpa" figures in our lives.  My mom's parents had passed before many of us were born and my dad's father the same.  His parents lived back in Philly and I do recall speaking to my grandmother once, though I couldn't understand her, (she spoke Italian) I remember telling her Hello, and that I loved her. I felt like the only kid on the planet with no grandparents!

This recipe comes from one such woman.  She was my Aunt Virginia's mother.  A week or so ago on social media, my cousin Deidre had posted a photo to her sister and said she was making "Grandma Gert's Chicken and Rice".  They all were excited and it looked fabulous so I asked her for the recipe.  She sent it right to me ad I decided to make it that next night.

I am going to give you the recipe straight from Gert!   This lasted about 3 days for us.  I served it with a big salad because it is so rich.  Don't skimp on anything!  This will feed an army!

I hope you give this a try!  If you do, post a photo, tag me on social media, let me hear what you think!

Until next time....

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One Pot Beefy Rice

Yes, I DID say 4 ingredient.  This is going to be every busy parents dream dish.  Ok, well "dream dish" might be a little dramatic but it will satisfy your hungriest little monsters...er...children.

 

I worked at a daycare in high school.  We used to make this a lot, but we just added ground beef to a pre boxed rice mix.  I loved it.  It was sodium laden goodness.  However in my older and wiser years, I dropped the box mix and did it all with my own ingredients, ok MOSTLY.  You simply do everything in one pot.  You can add other things you like, onions, carrots, celery garlic, any veggies you want really, maybe even diced tomatoes.  However, today I am sharing it in its simplest form which is my favorite.  If you do veggies, just cook them with the hamburger as you brown it!

I hope you give it a try.  It is a great meal for picky eaters I find.  If you have all the ingredients on hand you can have supper in 15 minutes.  Dead serious, maybe even less.  I do not count salt, pepper or seasonings as ingredients by the way, just in case you wondered! 

1 lb ground beef
1 envelope onion soup mix
3 cups instant rice (uncooked)
3 cups good beef broth (I like low sodium)
1 tbsp. parsley (optional)
1 tbsp. onion powder (optional)
1 tbsp. garlic powder

In a large pot, add in ground beef and any veggies you choose, IF you choose.  Pepper and lightly salt the beef to taste.  If you use a high fat content hamburger, drain the grease at this point, but do NOT rinse.  If you use lean ground beef, just leave it.  Add in the beef broth, onion soup mix, onion powder and parsley.  Bring to a boil, add the rice, cover and remove from heat.  Wait 5-7 minutes and fluff with a fork.  Enjoy!

Your "done before ya know it" Chefwannabe