FRENCH ONION BEEF AND RICE
This French Onion Beef and Rice Casserole is so easy to make and loaded in flavor! It’s a wonderful dish your family will love.

If you love onion recipe you will definitely want to try our Amish Onion Patties. Very similar to onion rings but much easier to make. They are one of our most popular recipes for a reason!
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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This recipe and one skillet meal is easy to make, which is so great on a busy night. We love French onion and this dish is one of our favorites! It also reheats very well, so it’s great to make and enjoy for a few days.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
- Minced Garlic
- Cans of Beef Consume
- Cans of French Onion Soup
- Long Grain White Rice
- Butter
- Onion
- Smoked Paprika
- Celery
- Salt and Pepper
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
This dish is easy to make and only takes a little prep time! We make this in an iron skillet, but you can make it in a 9X13 baking dish, too.

COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 12 inch cast iron skillet brown ground beef and minced garlic, add chopped onion and celery and sautee for a few minutes. Drain grease from beef if needed.
Step 2
Add smoked paprika, beef consume, french onion soup, rice, salt and pepper. Cut butter into slices and place on top.
Step 3
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 30 minutes. Remove from oven, fluff with a fork and serve.

RECIPE VARIATIONS
OTHER FRENCH ONION RECIPES
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes, you sure can! It will take a little longer to cook.
Sure, that would work just fine!
SERVE THIS WITH
This dish is great with a green vegetable and delicious cornbread muffins! We suggest this wonderful green bean dish. It’s always a hit and so easy to make.
STORING AND REHEATING
We store this dish in an airtight container in the fridge and it will keep for around 3 days. This dish reheats well as individual servings in the microwave. If you do reheat in the oven, you may need to add some water so the rice doesn’t dry out.
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SERVING SIZE
This dish makes around 8-10 servings.

French Onion Beef and Rice
Equipment
- 1 12 inch Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb gound beef
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 (10.5 ounce cans) beef cosume
- 2 (10.5 ounce cans) french onion soup
- 2 cups long grain white rice uncooked
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 3/4 cup butter sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 12 inch cast iron skillet brown ground beef and minced garlic, add chopped onion and celery and sautee for a few minutes. Drain grease from beef if needed.
- Add smoked paprika, beef consume, french onion soup, rice, salt and pepper. Cut butter into slices and place on top.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 30 minutes. Remove from oven, fluff with a fork and serve.
Notes
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I made this for supper last night. This is wonderful. Made as written except I added a little more celery and onions than what was written as I didn’t measure it. Thanks for another wonderful recipe ladies.
You are so welcome! Thrilled this was a hit!
This was REALLY good.
YAY!!! So glad to hear this!
THIS was VERY good!!! I made it per recipe in a 12″ skillet. Thank you for posting this recipe. Will most certainly make it again!
French onion beef and rice. the soups are condensed. do you add full strength or add water first. thanks
You use the full strength, we do not dilute them.
I have been making this for years. BUT, you forgot the mushrooms!
I made this last Sunday. My mother, son, DIL, and myself all loved it! My DIL asked for the recipe and I sent her the link to this site. The leftovers were just as good as the fresh made. One thing I would say…if you aren’t using a cast iron skillet to bake it in, be sure to spray the pan with non-stick spray. I discovered this all on my own. LOL
So glad you gave this one a try and it was a hit! We love this dish too.
Oh my!! This looks amazing! I love your French onion chicken thighs..so I know this will be great!
YAY! That is one of our most popular recipes for a reason! I think you will love this dish too.