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Mexican ground beef skillet

Mexican ground beef skillet

By Mia Chen
10’ Prep time
20’ Cook time
30’ Total time
379 Calories
6 Serving

Summary

Whether you’re making this for game day or eating it as an easy dinner idea, this mexican ground beef skillet requires just one pan and only 40 minutes of your time! you can serve it in so many different ways – with chips, in a burrito, as a bowl, etc.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Heat olive oil over medium/high heat in a large nonstick skillet*.
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Step 2

When olive oil is fragrant, add garlic, onion, and bell pepper. Saute for 3-5 minutes.
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Step 3

Then, move veggies to the side and add in ground beef. Saute ground beef for 7-9 minutes, or until fully cooked. Mix everything together in the pan.
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Step 4

Once the beef is fully cooked, add taco seasoning, tomato sauce, green chiles, and black beans and cook for a few minutes. Then, add in quick-cooking rice and broth. Bring to a boil over medium/high heat.
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Step 5

Once boiling, turn down to low and cover. Let simmer for around 20 minutes or until the rice has softened and absorbed the majority of the liquid.
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Step 6

Sprinkle cheese on top of skillet and either let melt naturally or pop it in the oven at 400ºF for a few minutes to fully melt cheese.
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Step 7

Serve beef skillet with chips!

Tips and Warnings

  • Skillet size: we used a 16-inch skillet, but if you use something smaller, just make sure it is deep enough. A dutch oven would work perfectly!
  • Nutrition information includes our homemade taco seasoning recipe.

Ingredient

  • Beef broth
    Beef broth
    3548.82 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    14.79 ml
  • Tomato sauce
    Tomato sauce
    118.29 ml
  • Large bell peppers
    Large bell peppers
    2
  • Medium yellow onion
    Medium yellow onion
    0.5
  • 85% ground beef
    85% ground beef
    0.45 kg
  • Canned black beans
    Canned black beans
    425.24 g
  • Green chiles
    Green chiles
    29.57 ml
  • Homemade taco seasoning
    Homemade taco seasoning
    44.36 ml
  • Mexican shredded cheddar cheese
    Mexican shredded cheddar cheese
    118.29 ml
  • Minced garlic
    Minced garlic
    14.79 ml
  • Quick-cooking brown rice
    Quick-cooking brown rice
    236.59 ml
  • Green chiles
    Green chiles

Nutrition Facts

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