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TOOLS YOU WILL NEED: Plastic kitchen gloves (recommended), large mixing bowl, deep dish baking pan, measuring cup, measuring spoons, large wooden mixing spoon, 3 quart sauce pan with lid.
INGREDIENTS:
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1 cup Bisquick |
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1 cup shredded cheddar cheese |
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1 LB ground beef (or you can use ground turkey or sausage) |
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2 cups long grain rice |
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3 3/4 cups water |
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2 tsp salt |
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2 Tbsp butter or margarine |
DIRECTIONS: First make the "cat dumps" by preheating the oven to 350 F. Using clean hands (gloves are recommended), mix together the bisquick, cheese & ground meat in a large bowl. Mold pieces of the mixture into various sizes & shapes "dumps" then place them on an ungreased baking pan so they do not touch each other. Bake for 20 minutes or until they are all brown, firm & slightly crusty. While the meat cooks put all the remaining ingredients into a large saucepan. Heat on high until the water comes to a boil; stir & reduce heat to low, cover & simmer without lifting the cover for 14 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the stove & carefully lift off the cover. Break apart or fluff the rice with a fork & set pan aside. When dumps are done carefully transfer them onto paper towels to drain. Spoon the rice & dumps into the now empty baking pan, leaving some dumps partially uncovered (the way kitty does when he/she is in a hurry. Return to the oven & bake uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until meat is reheated. Do not over cook or the rice will be dry.
SERVINGS: 4 to 6 TIME: 30 minutes
SERVING TIPS: If casserole appears dry add a small amount of water before the final bake period. If using ground turkey try using low fat chicken broth instead of water.
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