Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
1         lb.           Browned Ground Beef
1         cup           Celery
1         cup           Onion (chopped)
1         cup           Rice
1         cup           Water
15        oz.           Tomato Sauce
8         oz.           Spicy V-8 (optional)
                        cumin
                        black pepper
                        garlic salt

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°. Brown ground beef with cumin, black pepper and garlic salt (to taste). Boil water. Add rice to water, cover and remove from stove. Let rice sit 5 min. Pour rice in medium oven-proof bowl. Mix browned ground beef, celery and onion. Pour ground beef over top the rice. Pour can of tomato sauce over mixture. Add V-8. Place bowl in oven for 20 min.or until tomato sauce has thickened slightly.