Cabbage Ground Beef Skillet

1 pound ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup cabbage -- chopped, 1/2 head

1 cup raw rice -- (regular)

15 ounce can tomato sauce

6 ounce can tomato paste -- OR

1 pound can tomato puree

2 cups water

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon thyme

1 bay leaf

2 tablespoons brown sugar -- AND

1/4 cup sweet sour -- If sweet/sour wanted

Brown ground beef in electric skillet. Stir to break up. Add onion, green pepper, cabbage and rice. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste or puree, water and seasonings. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes until rice is tender, stirring occasionally and adding more water if necessary. For Sweet and Sour Casserole: add brown sugar and vinegar with other ingredients.