This Christmas stollen is loaded with dried fruit and has a pleasant marzipan filling as a bonus. When I was the chief baker at the Dorchester Hotel in London, I obtained this recipe.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 tablespoon minced onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cups cooked rice
- ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add bell pepper, tomato, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook and stir until pepper has slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Strain 1/2 of the liquid from the canned diced tomatoes into the mixture.
- Stir diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper into the ground beef mixture. Simmer until some of the liquid has reduced, about 10 minutes. Add rice and mix well. Transfer to a casserole dish and sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until filling is heated through and cheese is melted, about 45 minutes.
- You can use any shredded cheese you like.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 230 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Cholesterol | 49 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 347 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Not terrible, but far too tomato-y. In my region we are accustomed to very well seasoned meals. I increased the seasoning and still felt it did not have enough. I think a little Cajun seasoning or maybe even ancho chili powder would help. This one won’t be making it to my “do again” list.
Loved it! Added a teaspoon of cumin too, used 2 diced fresh tomatoes instead of 1 and a 16 ounces canned tomatoes instead of 28 oz. Delicious!
We loved it so much! We dug into it the first night and now we barely have enough for tonights leftovers! I used one fresh tomato and omitted the can tomatoes because I’m not crazy for alot of tomato taste. I did add some beef broth, a dollop of sour cream and beefy mushroom soup. Wasn’t soupy at all. Looking forward to making this again! Thank you.
My 16-year-old son does not like tomatoes but he kept going back for seconds! I doubled the rice and meat and he ate half of the casserole!! I threw in some sliced beef sausage and extra, extra cheese because, well, it just makes almost everything taste better! I enjoyed it too! Thanks for the recipe.
The recipe is very easy, basic ingredients. It tastes great! Only things I did differently was I covered the entire top with shredded cheese, not just 1/2 cup!! You’ll want to cover it good. Then I only heated it with cheese on top for 20 minutes as everything else was already hot, you are just melting the cheese!
I made this on the stove. I didn’t put it in the oven at the end or use any shredded cheese. I did use all of the other ingredients. I liked it.
This is a great recipe! I didn’t have any canned tomatoes so I diced up a couple extra fresh tomatoes. Makes a nice pan full of deliciousness. I took the suggestion to make it in a pan on top of the stove and it works perfectly and saved me from having to heat up the house by using the oven on this hot summer day. It is on my list for the future! Thank you!
Excellent and so easy! I substituted with ground turkey, poblano peppers, just one can of tomatoes and a lot more cheese than the 1/2 cup recommended in the recipe. Also added Italian seasoning and chipotle tabasco. Everyone gobbled it up!
It was great just did can tomatoes and left out some of seasoning
I only cooked it for 10 minutes – not 45! Everything was cooked & warm already and it only takes 10 min to melt the cheese. 5 out of 5 of us liked it. Very tasty – will make again.
My son is 17 and said this is a good casserole. It reminds me of a dish that I’ve often made for my husband called Spanish Delight, which has pasta instead of rice.
Wholesome and filling. Great for a family of big eaters.
Very good recipe. I added more seasoning and onion. It does freeze well.
Just made this to eat tomorrow evening. Made quite a bit so I’d like to know whether this freezes well. Thanks!
Amazing!!! I made this for dinner and my family LOVED it! I definitely will be making it again.
It was tasty, really nice comfort food! I was out of worcestershire sauce so I used 2 tsp of soy and 2 of A1. I used an onion instead of the fresh tomato and a 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes. Thumbs up!
We eat vegan, so I substituted 1 lb of Beyond Beef and 1/2 lb Beyond Sausage. I used half a large onion (because a TBS is too little), added a jalapeno (because we like a little more spice), and threw in 1/2 cup of frozen peas. I only had one 14 oz can of diced tomatoes, so diced a fresh large tomato to compensate for the additional 14 oz. My wife and I both liked it. I was nervous about adding so much (vegan) Worcestershire sauce, but it made it much tastier. Otherwise, I followed the recipe. It is good comfort food and for a household of two will last for 2-3 more meals.
I hope this doesn’t hurt the author’s feelings, but this recipe reminds me of an OLD Hamburger Helper recipe that they made back in the 70’s and early 80’s. We loved that and this recipe is much improved upon that one! I made this on top of the stove in a stock pot. I added 2 teaspoons beef bouillon, and next time I will add a bit more. The recipe is really wonderful and my husband and adult son loved it! My son is very hard to please, and when he heard that this reminded me of an old H.H. box recipe, well, he was reluctant to even taste it. When he did – the look of happiness came over his face and he went back for seconds too! My husband asked for this recipe to be added to our dinner roster! Haha. Try this, and try it on top of the stove it is delicious!!