Stretching Ground Beef

When I am browning ground beef for anything, Taco's, Chili, Sloppy Jo's I add one cup of cooked rice for every pound to pound and a half of meat just after draining the grease off. This works really well and your family will never know. The rice ( brown or white ) takes the seasoning very well. I try to freeze left over rice from meals that way there is no waste. If you are having a meal with rice then try making a little more and plan a meal with ground beef for the same week.