If you loved our #1 Louisiana Dirty Rice recipe, you’re going to be all in for this easy Beef & Mushroom Rice dish! Earthy mushrooms, seasoned beef and some onion soup mix is all it takes to make this home-cooked comfort food. It’s simple heartiness is perfect as a side dish or even as the main dish and will keep your family coming back for more!
What Do You Need To Make Beef & Mushroom Rice
- long grain rice
- ground beef
- white button mushrooms
- beef broth
- yellow onion
- dried onion soup
- minced garlic, salt, pepper
- chives
The Engineer and my dad love, and I do mean LOVE, rice. There is no end to the number of nights they will request it to round out a meal. They love it plain, brown, fried, short or long. But there is no comparison to the way they go on and on about a rice dish loaded with all the good things that satisfy the soul.
And it’s obvious why this dish fits that bill. All those delicious mushrooms and the long grain rice simmers in a hearty beef broth seasoned with onion soup mix, soaking up as much golden rich flavor as they can hold! Add just the right amount of ground beef, and you’ve got a dish that do just about anything.
I love to serve this Beef & Mushroom Rice with a green salad and some perfectly buttered cornbread. But even more so, I love the silence that falls across the table as everyone digs in to meal that just tastes like home.
Ingredients
- 1.5 C uncooked long grain rice
- 1.5 lbs white button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 1/4 C beef broth (18 oz)
- 1 envelope dried onion soup
- 1/4 C chives, or green onions, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground meat with diced yellow onion, minced garlic, salt & pepper. After browning, drain off any fat & set aside.
- In separate large skillet or dutch oven, add rice, broth, sliced mushrooms and dried soup mix. Sitr to combine. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Reduce to a simmer, cover and let cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat, stir in browned ground beef and chopped chives and serve.
Southern Discourse Pro Tip:
When choosing your mushrooms, choose ones whose caps haven’t pulled away from the stem. This is an easy way to make sure you’re getting the freshest mushrooms with the best taste for your dish!
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- Louisiana Dirty Rice
- Easy Louisiana Gumbo with Green Chile Rice
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- Rustic Creamy Wild Rice and Chicken Portobella Soup
- Ultimate Tomatoes & Okra Skillet with Sausage over Rice
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This is so delicious! Super easy to make & my husband loves it, too. I cooked some broccoli separately and added it once the rice was finished so it’s a whole meal in a bowl. Will definitely be making this again. Thanks for the great recipe!
Hi, Kas! I am just tickled that you and your husband loved this rice. It’s definitely high on the list of favorites around here. Adding the broccoli is a great idea. I can’t wait to try it!
This was really delicious.
Hi, Sibyl! You made my day! I am so glad you loved this delicious rice dish!
What can be used instead of the onion soup mix? Thank you.
Hi, Brenda! You might could try to make your own? It really is an important ingredient in the dish.
Delicious !!!! I didn’t have enough long grain rice so I used a little bit of white, came out perfect !!! I will make this again using ground turkey and toss in some broccoli as well!!
Looking forward to trying out some of your other recipes !!!
Hi, Sue! I am so glad you loved this rich and savory recipe! Doesn’t it make a great “unexpected” main dish? I love to throw it in the meal rotation every now and then to mix things up from the regular meat & 3 or standard casserole. Good eating, for sure!