Budget Meal-Hamburger Rice Casserole

Special Budget Recipe
I make this hamburger rice casserole recipe on a cold wintry night; the kids love it!

Ingredients
1 lb. hamburger meat, cooked and drained ($3.29)
1 C. rice, uncooked ($0.70)
1 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup ($1.00)
1 medium onion, chopped ($1.39)
6 Tbs. soy sauce ($0.72)
2 Tbs. brown sugar*
4 C. boiling water*
Salt and pepper to taste*
TOTAL COST: $7.10

Directions

Brown hamburger meat and chopped onion until hamburger is no longer pink and set aside. Pour boiling water over uncooked rice in a 2-3 qt. casserole dish. Add in cream of mushroom soup; stir until it is dissolved into water and rice. Next add soy sauce and brown sugar. Finally, add hamburger meat and onion and mix well. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.