Spicy American Spanish Rice

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir rice in the melted butter until rice is lightly browned 3 to 4 minutes. Stir bell pepper and onion into rice and cook until bell pepper is softened and onion is translucent 5 to 8 minutes.

Break the ground beef into the rice mixture; cook and stir until beef is completely browned 8 to 10 minutes. Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into ground beef mixture. Cover reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed about 20 minutes.