Spanish Rice

Spanish Rice
(from Lisa Johnson)

1 1/4 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, cut up
2 1/4 cup hot water
3 8oz cans of tomato sauce
2 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/4 cup minute rice

Brown hamburger with onion and green pepper.  Add salt and pepper.  Put hamburger into 9x13 baking pan.  Mix remaining ingredients and pour over hamburger mixture.  Bake, covered, for 45 minutes at 350.  Stir a couple of times during baking and replace cover.