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      Title: Hoosier Supper
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Casseroles, Cheese, Rice
      Yield: 3 Servings
 
      1 lb Ground beef
    1/2 c  Bell pepper; chopped
    1/2 c  Celery; chopped
      1 cl Garlic
      2 c  Eggplant; diced
      2 tb Parsley
      1 c  Uncooked rice
      1    Env onion soup mix
    1/2 ts Oregano
      6 oz Can tomato paste
      3 c  Water
    1/4 c  Ripe olives
      1 c  Bread crumbs
    1/2 c  Parmesan cheese
      2 tb Butter; melted
           Salt and pepper
 
  Brown the beef; drain excess fat. Add green pepper,
  celery and garlic. Saute until tender. Stir in salt
  and pepper, eggplant (my favorite), parsley, rice,
  oregano, soup mix, tomato paste and water. Bring to a
  boil; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Pour into
  greased casserole or baking pan. Sprinkle with mixed
  bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and butter. Top with
  ripe olives.
  
  Bake at 450 F/232 C for 15 minutes.
  
  I usually omit the olives. -- Randy Rigg
 
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