| 1 | Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. |
| 2 | Prepare the rice with the water in standard manner. |
| 3 | (i do not use salt or margarine in the preparation of the rice). |
| 4 | While the rice is cooking chop the onions and garlic. |
| 5 | Saute slowly until onions are just tender. |
| 6 | Add the ground beef and brown. |
| 7 | Cook onions and ground beef about 7 minutes. |
| 8 | Drain off the fat. |
| 9 | Return to medium heat. |
| 10 | Separately mix the broccoli cheese soup and milk. |
| 11 | Stir until creamy in texture. |
| 12 | At this point test for taste. |
| 13 | I usually add table grind black pepper and salt (less that ?teaspoon). |
| 14 | When the ground beef is ready, add the rice and broccoli, and soup mixture, tossing carefully. |
| 15 | Put the mixture in to a 9 x 9, or 9 x 13 casserole dish. |
| 16 | Sometimes i top this with seasoned bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. |
| 17 | Bake about 35 minutes |
