Southern-Style Beef Supper | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) long grain rice
• 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 2 celery stalks sliced
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 tsp (5 mL) paprika
• 1 tsp (5 mL) dried basil
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
• A pinch of cayenne pepper
• A pinch of ground cinnamon
• 2 cups (500 mL) Milk
• 1 green or red bell pepper chopped
• 1 can (28 oz/796 mL) diced tomatoes
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard
• Salt
• pepper
• 2 cups (500 mL) chopped fresh spinach