1 lb. hamburger
2 cups water
1 tbsp. cooking oil
1 (5.5 oz.) pkg. Knorr Spanish rice
1 pepper, diced (your choice, optional)
1 jar spaghetti sauce (your choice)
8 oz. Parmesan grated cheese

Brown hamburger in 3-quart pot finely chopped and drain. Add 2 cups of water to pot and bring to a boil. Add cooking oil. Add Knorr rice. Add diced pepper. Mix and cook 5 minutes at half heat COVERED.

Stir mixture, cut heat to 1/4 and cover. Cook another 5 minutes. Stir mixture again, cut heat to simmer covered 5 minutes. Add 6 oz. or more to taste of spaghetti sauce of your choice and mix thoroughly.

Serve and top each helping with grated Parmesan cheese, to taste.

Submitted by: Tom Drago