Brown the ground meat in a large skillet or pot.

Add salt, red pepper, black pepper, chopped onion, and chopped bell pepper to the browned meat.

Sauté the onion and bell pepper until they are wilted and softened.

Sprinkle garlic powder over the meat and vegetable mixture, and mix well to combine.

Add the cooked rice to the meat mixture and mix thoroughly until everything is evenly distributed.

Stir in the chopped green onions.

Serve the Opelousas Rice Dressing hot.