One Pot Ground Meat and Rice

Ingredients

 * 2 boxes Streit's or Goodman's beef rice with vermicelli
 * 2 lbs ground meat
 * 5½ cups hot water

Directions

 * 1) Cook meat completely in a fry pan, breaking into small pieces.
 * 2) Add the rice and vermicelli (but not the seasoning mix) and fry together for two minutes.
 * 3) Add the 5½ cups of hot water and the seasoning mix from rice mixes.
 * 4) Simmer on an extremely low heat for 20-30 minutes, until all water is absorbed and rice is tender.