Easy Taco Beef and Rice Skillet

Scooping out ground beef and rice from a skillet.

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5 from 13 votes

Easy Taco Beef and Rice Skillet

Ground beef recipe loaded with rice is the ultimate casserole, ready and on the table in around 30 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Resting Time10

Total Time45

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Mexican, Mexican/Southwest

Keyword: easy beef recipe, ground beef recipe, rice recipes, taco recipes, taco seasoning

Servings: servings

Author: Katerina | Diethood

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound lean ground beef
1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/4 cups long grain white rice, uncooked (see notes for preparing this recipe with cooked rice)
2 cups low sodium beef broth

Instructions

Set a large skillet over high heat and warm the olive oil.
Add onion and bell peppers; cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes.
Add in the ground beef and break it up with a wooden spoon.
Season with taco seasoning and stir around until well incorporated.
Cook ground beef for 7 to 8 minutes, or until browned and cooked.
Stir in the tomato paste and rice; cook for 1 minute.
Pour in beef broth and mix well. Bring to a boil and lower heat to medium-low.
Cover skillet with a lid and continue to cook for about 12 to 14 minutes, or until most of the liquid is absorbed.
Remove from heat; stir the beef mixture with a fork and cover again.
Set aside for 10 minutes; keep covered.
Fluff with a fork and taste for seasonings; adjust accordingly.
Serve.

Notes

HOW TO MAKE WITH LEFTOVER RICE

If you have leftover cooked rice, you obviously do not need to cook the rice. Therefore, skip the part with adding in the beef broth, but just stir the tomato paste and cooked rice into the browned ground beef, and cook for around 5 minutes, or until everything is heated through.

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