Easy Hamburger Rice Casserole is a simple but flavorful casserole made with ground beef, French onion soup, beef consomme, and buttery rice. It is as easy to put together as it is delicious! Yes, it does take an hour to cook, but just let the oven do the work. If you are looking for an easy weeknight meal, this is the recipe for you. For the same great flavors without the beef, check out my Stick of Butter Rice.
Ingredients & Substitutions
Meat: I used a pound of ground beef in this recipe. You could substitute ground turkey, or use a combination of the two. Ground chicken or ground sausage could also be options. Just make sure the meat is cooked before adding it to the casserole.
Rice: For this recipe, it is recommended to use long-grained white rice such as jasmine or basmati. These types of rice are preferable as they have a better ability to separate when cooked, unlike medium or short-grained rice which has a tendency to stick together.
French Onion Soup: Use a can of condensed French onion soup.
Beef Consomme: Condensed Beef consomme is more condensed than beef broth and has a stronger flavor. In a pinch, you could substitute beef broth or beef stock. Look for it in the grocery store where you would find other cans of condensed soup.
Butter: Divide a stick of butter into pats. Space the pats out evenly over the rice mixture before cooking.
What to Serve with Hamburger Rice Casserole
To make this casserole into a complete meal, I have a few options to serve with the main dish:
- Roasted Green Beans
- Roasted Asparagus
- Shredded Brussels Sprouts
- Wedge Salad
- Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
- Easy Dinner Rolls
How to Store Easy Hamburger Rice Casserole
Once cooked, it’s easy to store any leftovers of the casserole. To store, first, let the casserole cool completely. Next, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will last for up to 4 days, which is great for meal prep. To reheat, warm it up in the oven at 350°F until heated through or in the microwave for 1-2 minutes. It can be frozen for up to 3 months.
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Easy Hamburger Rice Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cups (370 g) long-grain white rice, uncooked
- 2 cans (10.5 ounces each) French onion soup
- 2 cans (10.5 ounces each) beef consomme
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, sliced into pats
- chopped chives, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, add ground beef. Cook until browned and no longer pink (8-10 minutes). Drain grease.
- Add the ground beef to the prepared baking dish. Top with uncooked rice, french onion soup, and beef consomme. Stir to combine.
- Top the rice mixture with the pats of butter.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove the foil and continue baking, uncovered, for 30 additional minutes, or until the rice is cooked through and tender.
- Fluff the rice and serve garnished with chives.
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I added some garlic and salt free Cajun before throwing in the oven. Delicious!
I’m going to try this in the instant pot. I think it will be great!
Could this be done in a Dutch oven?
Made this tonight for the family just as written, minus last 15 min of the cook time, and was a huge hit with everyone. I can see where some other flavor additions would be good as well. Will definitely be making this again. Another wonderful iamhomesteader.com recipe.
Can this be done in the slowcooker? If so how long?
My daughter has to eat gluten free. There is gluten in condensed French onion soup. I found a can that is not condensed, but is gluten free. Any suggestions and adjusting the amount of beef broth?
Thanks!
If I use left over rice should I decrease the amount of liquid by half? I’d like to make this tonight.
I made this dish yesterday. I even shared it with my neighbor. We all liked it. I was daring and did a little variation and added some dried onions, garlic, parsley and pepper to the meat. Went to 2 different grocery stores and didn’t find the beef consommé, so used beef broth.
Can I substitute beef broth for the onion soup and beef consommé if I don’t have any on hand?
Sure
I doubled the beef and added minced garlic and a bit of Worcestershire sauce .
DELICIOUS!!!!!!!
A keeper!!
Smells sooo yummy. Thanks for this recipe.
Hi, do you think I could add some carrots to this?
Sure
Made this last night. (added mushrooms, though – personal preference) You couldn’t possibly say too many nice things about this dish. So good. So comforting. So easy to put together. Perfect ratio between uncooked rice and liquids. Fabulous dish! It’s in my recipe box.
I always looking for good casserole recipes with hamburger.
Could I add sauteed shredded cabbage mixture to this so there would be less water? I am trying to use up a bag of shredded cabbage that has carrots with purple and green cabbage in it.
One of the best dinners, my family loves when I make this, there is never any leftovers!
I just made this dish an I truly Love it Thank You…
Could I substitute cauliflower rice?
I was wondering the same thing.
I would think if you did, this dish would be more of a soup than casserole since you’ll have nothing to soak up the liquid.
It was really delicious but I added broccoli to mine and cheese on top in the last few minutes of cooking
Hi!
Making today and also want to do broccoli. Did you add fresh, uncooked broccoli, or did you partially cook it first and then add? Thanks so much!
My teenaged son and husband love this! Thank you for sharing! (I double the beef because the boy needs protein!)
This was really good but I found that I had to add about a half a carton of beef broth after because it was a little dry for my family’s taste. Delicious flavors though.