After the ground beef has been browned and drained, add the onion, garlic, green peppers and hot peppers and sauté them into the beef for about 5 min.

Add the rest of the ingredients except the rice and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 8 minutes.

Add the rice and return to a boil. Once boiling, turn off heat and let stand 5 min before serving.