Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet

A skillet filled with mexican beef and rice topped with melted cheese, avocado, and a dollop of sour cream.

This mexican beef and rice skillet recipe is an easy dinner my whole family loves. I make it with simple ingredients of seasoned ground beef, hearty beans and rice and topped with melty cheesy. My favorite part is it's ready to eat in about 30 minutes!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 497kcal

Author Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium yellow onion diced
1 red bell pepper diced
1 yellow bell pepper diced
3 garlic cloves minced
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound ground beef 90% lean or higher
1 ½ tablespoon taco seasoning
2 Roma tomatoes diced
10 ounces canned corn
¾ cup white rice uncooked
2 cups beef broth
15 ounces black beans 1 can, drained and rinsed
1 ½ cups Mexican style shredded cheese

Instructions

In a large skillet, add the olive oil, diced onion, and both diced bell peppers and saute over medium heat for 5-8 minutes or they begin to soften.
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 medium yellow onion, 1 red bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper
Add the minced garlic and salt and cook for an additional minute.
3 garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon salt
Then add the ground beef and brown until not longer pink, breaking it up and crumbling.
1 pound ground beef
Add the taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, corn, rice and beef broth and stir until combined.
1 ½ tablespoon taco seasoning, 2 Roma tomatoes, 10 ounces canned corn, ¾ cup white rice, 2 cups beef broth
Bring to a small boil then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover.
Cook for 20 minutes, stirring at 10 minutes.
Once rice is cooked, add the drained and rinsed beans and stir.
15 ounces black beans
Top with the shredded cheese and place the lid back on for about 3 minutes until cheese melts.
1 ½ cups Mexican style shredded cheese
Top with any and all of your favorite toppings like guacamole or diced avocado, lettuce, sour cream, cilantro, sliced green onion, sliced black olives, tortilla chips

Notes

This dish also works with ground chicken and ground turkey. If using chicken or turkey, I suggest switching to chicken broth.

Add some spice by using jarred jalapeños as a topping or adding cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to the ground beef mixture.

Brown rice can be used instead of white rice, but keep in mind it will take longer to cook and you'll need a little extra broth.

Substitute fresh garlic with a tablespoon of garlic powder.

Drain the browned ground beef into a colander over a bowl in the sink if you need to remove excess grease

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