Romano Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup raw rice
• 1 cup green capsicum, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 (500 g) jar pasta sauce (i use raguletto's tomato and romano cheese)
• 1 (310 g) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 500 g lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 2 rashes bacon, diced

Recipe

• 1 place the rice in a greased casserole dish.
• 2 cover the bottom evenly with the rice.
• 3 sprinkle with the capsicum and onion.
• 4 pour over half the pasta sauce.
• 5 layer the kidney beans on top of the sauce and then spread the uncooked mince over the top of that.
• 6 pour over the remaining pasta sauce and sprinkle with the bacon and cheese.
• 7 bake, covered, at 180 degrees c for 1 hour.
• 8 remove the lid for the last 10 minutes to brown the cheese.