Gary's Special Spanish Rice

1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 teaspoon Lawry's seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 8 oz. can Hunts tomato sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon apple cidar vinegar
1 5 oz. pkg. R.M. Quiggs yellow rice mix
Prepare the yellow rice mix according to package directions, omitting the butter or margarine.
Brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic. Drain. In a small bowl combine the tomato sauce with the sugar and apple cidar vinegar. Pour this into the ground beef and stir together. Add this to the cooked rice and mix well.