GOT TO BE NC Italian Beef and Carolina Gold Rice Soup

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GOT TO BE NC Italian Beef and Carolina Gold Rice Soup

Yield: Serves 10-15

as created by GotToBeNC’s Chef Chad Blackwelder; Food Service Marketing Specialist for NC Department of Agriculture

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 bell peppers, diced
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 ribs of celery, diced
• 2 tbsp granulated garlic
• 1 (28oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15oz) can tomato sauce or tomato purée
• 1 qt beef broth
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 cup Tidewater Grain’s Carolina Gold Rice
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1/4 c dried parsley
• grated parmesan, garnish

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large pot and brown the ground beef over medium-high heat.
2. Add the peppers, onions, carrots and celery to the pot and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, basil, oregano and bring to a boil. Lower heat simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add the rice, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Mix in the parsley. Garnish with grated parmesan.