In this glorious one-pan Cheesy Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet, onions and garlic cook with seasoned ground beef, rice, tomatoes and corn in a simple sauce. Topped with copious amounts of cheese and all your favorite fixings and serve with tortilla chips. This skillet meal serve 6 in under an hour.
Course beef
Cuisine Tex Mex
Keyword beef, cheese, Mexican, one pan, one skillet meal, rice, taco seasoning
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 45 minutesmins
Total Time 50 minutesmins
Servings 6servings
Calories 372
Author Laurie McNamara
Equipment
Staub Cast Iron 3.5-qt Braiser with Glass Lid - Grenadine
Ingredients
2teaspoonsolive oil
1smalloniondiced (about 3/4 to 1 cup)
2clovesgarlicminced
1poundlean ground beef
3tablespoonstaco seasoning
2tablespoonstomato paste
3/4cupsweet cornfresh or frozen
3/4cuplong grain white rice
15ounces diced tomatoes (preferably fire-roasted, I pulse mine in a mini processor for smaller pieces)
15ounceslow-sodium beef broth (or about 2 cups)
1/4cupwater
2cupsfreshly shredded cheesecheddar, cheddar jack or colby jack cheese
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
In a 12-inch, deep sided, non-stick skillet, sauté onion in olive oil over medium-low heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Next add in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Increase the heat to medium and add in the lean ground beef and cook until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain off any excess fat and discard.
Next add in tomato paste and homemade taco seasonings, stir to combine and cook for 1 minute
Next stir in the long grain white rice and sweet corn. Then add in diced tomatoes, beef broth and water.
Stir everything together and increase the heat to medium-high before covering the pan and bringing it to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium-low (keep covered) and simmer for 25 minutes or until the rice is cooked and tender.
Reduce the heat under the pan to low. Stir one last time before sprinkling with cheese and covering with the lid, allowing the steam to melt the cheese. Alternatively, if your non-stick pan is safe to do so, you can slide the skillet under the broiler as well.