Welcome to Easy Dinner Street with this One Skillet Mexican Beef and Rice.
Serve this hearty dinner with all the taco toppings like Pico de Gallo, Guacamole and Salsa!
This quick and easy ground beef recipe comes together in under 30 minutes.
The best part… we’re only using ONE PAN to make it all happen.
Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet
Cooking the ground beef and rice together make the rice extra flavorful, while the ground beef becomes extra tender as well.
Ingredients Needed:
Here’s the basic list of ingredients you’ll need in order to make this Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet. As always, you can find the full list of ingredients in the recipe card below.
- Onion
- Ground Beef – use a lean ground beef if possible
- Taco Seasoning – my homemade taco blend is amazing!
- Diced Tomatoes – from the can (juices and all)
- Fire Roasted Corn – from a can (or frozen corn will work too)
- Beef Broth – low sodium
- Colby Jack Cheese – or a Mexican cheese blend
How To Make Mexican Beef and Rice
This recipe comes together so quick, you’ll be making it a few times a month!
BROWN GROUND BEEF Cook the ground beef and onion in a skillet until it’s no longer pink. Drain any fat and then season with the taco seasoning.
ADD TOMATOES, CORN, AND RICE Stir in the diced tomatoes, corn kernels, rice and beef broth and mix until combined. Bring the mixture to a small boil, then reduce the heat to a small simmer, cover and continue cooking until the rice is tender.
TOP WITH CHEESE Fluff the rice mixture with a fork once it’s cooked through, cover the beef and rice with cheese and then cover again, until the cheese is melted.
Tips and Variations
The best thing about recipes like this is that they are easily adaptable to different variations. Here are some easy swaps and tips to try…
- You can swap brown rice in place of white rice, however, brown rice does need more liquid and more time to cook fully. So increase the beef broth to 2 1/2 cups and increase the cook time until the rice is nice and tender.
- Cauliflower rice? Yes! You can make this recipe a low-carb dinner by simply swapping out the white rice for 3 cups of cauliflower rice at the very end. Skip the beef broth altogether.
- Try using ground turkey in place of the ground beef for a lighter version.
- Add a can of drained black beans or pinto beans to amp up the fiber!
What To Serve with Mexican?
This recipe for Mexican Beef and Rice is one that I would usually serve with just a side of steamed broccoli, carrots or a garden salad. But if you’re looking for the full experience, here are some of my favorite Mexican side dishes to pair with this one-skillet dinner.
- Instant Pot Refried Beans
- Crispy Baked Chicken Taquitos
- Restaurant Style Salsa
- Creamy Mexican Corn Salad
More One Pan Dinners with Ground Beef
I’m such a sucker for one pan dinners with ground beef because they’re quick, easy and my family always digs them. Here are some more tasty recipes I think you should try…
- Ground Beef Stroganoff
- Easy Korean Ground Beef
- Italian Beef and Pasta Skillet
- Easy Cheeseburger Pasta
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Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/4 cup taco seasoning, 1 or 2 of the packets
- 14 oz diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup fire roasted corn kernels, drained
- 3/4 cups white long grain rice, uncooked
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 1/2 cup colby jack cheese, shredded
Taco toppings:
- Sour Cream
- Diced Avocado
- Sliced Black Olives
- Chopped Cilantro
- Salsa
Instructions
- Cook the onion in a large skillet over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, then add the ground beef, using a wooden spoon to break up and crumble. Cook until no longer pink. Drain and discard fat. Return skillet to heat.
- Add the taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, corn kernels, rice and beef broth, stir until combined. Bring to a small boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring at 10 minutes.
- Stir and top with the shredded cheese. Cover and cook on low for an additional 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with the taco toppings of your choice! Enjoy!
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Notes
You can also add a 1/2 cup of rinsed and drained black beans to the skillet before covering to cook if desired.
Nutrition
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wish there was some nutrional information for the recipe.
Without the toppings (sour cream, avocado, salsa) MyFitnessPal says 349 calories based on six servings
My family loves this recipe! Do you ever double it? Would you use a bigger pot like a dutch oven? Thank you:)
You can definitely double it and make it in a dutch oven. We love this recipe too!
Can you use brown rice instead? Would you need to change the cooking time or liquid amount? Looks delish.
This was fantastic!!! I didn’t have cilantro and next time I will add chives. Forgot salsa but it was great without!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Hello Shawn,
Your recipes look great! I’m going to try your Easy Ground Beef Enchilada and Easy Mexican Rice with your Taco season and Enchilada sauce tonight. I’m also looking for a good and easy Refried Bean recipe do you happen to have one? I cook a lot of pinto beans and always have left overs and would like to make Refried Beans with them.
Thank You for sharing your Great Recipes we us all,
Pamela Leonard 🙂
Hi Pam! Yes, I do have a refried beans recipe. It’s made in the slow cooker and it’s excellent! The pictures are older, but don’t let that fool you… the recipe is amazing! REFRIED BEANS RECIPE
wow, amazing dish…
Wow these are my favourite dishes
Thank you for sharing this delicious and voluminous meal! I fed my family and guests with leftovers available for lunch. I found the recipe extremely easy to follow, and my son participated in the preparations. A complete hit!
Fantastic! So glad you enjoyed it Eve!
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Praise God you are amazing. Go girl Go. : )) Going to cook your meal, sounds very good and one pan. thank you
Sorry to hear about your daughter Lori. I’m glad you’re able to find meals that work for you on my site though! God bless.
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I have leftover Spanish rice to use up. I think I’m going to try it in this recipe and adjust the liquid amounts. Any suggestions?
I made this and it was soooo good. I’m making it again tonight this time add black beans ..
Love it! So glad you’re enjoying the recipe!
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This recipe is amazing! My husband raved about it! I added black beans and that seemed to absorb the liquid nicely. I read the other comments how it took longer than 20 min to simmer, but mine was right on time..
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it!
This was really good and kid friendly. Not sure why some are having a hard time with the rice getting cooked. I used white long grain rice and it cooked fine in 20 min. I added a can of drained black beans and topped it with tortilla chip strips, black olives and a dollop of sour cream. Next time I will add 1/2 cup more broth and 1/4 cup more rice…I would have liked a little more rice. Also, during cooking I would add a tablespoon of tomato paste. Thanks for the recipe
This was delicious! I added a can of seasoned black beans at the end. My husband ate 2 bowls… I kept it to one bowl and ate it as a salad over lettuce. Definitely adding to my rotation!
That was so good
this was off the hook soooooooooooo good thanks for sharing
I followed the directions exactly and have been cooking this an extra 20 minutes so far as the rice isn’t getting soft at all. This is the 3rd ‘one pot’ meal I’ve tried with the same results every time. Although I’m sure the taste will be fine I’m calling bologna on these one pot meals.
Thanks for two recipes (Mexican Beef and Rice and Cajun Chicken Pasta Skillet). We camp in a motorhome, and I am always looking for good recipes that I can make stove top or on an induction cooker. Don’t want to heat things up too much, and when heading south in January there are no campgrounds open, so no power hook-up. Need creative, simple meals. These two sound like just the right thing.
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I am looking forward to making this for my sister’s & brother. We all are retired and take turns cooking. Love anything to do with tacos. Thanks for the recipe
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Wow this was great, not only was it really good but it was so easy. Mine unfortunately was kind of soupy. Probably because I cooked my rice first then added it at the end. Even so it was still really really good. My lovie gave it 5stars that’s almost unheard of for a ground hamburger skillet dinner.
Oh my gosh, Shawn, this was sooooo good! And so easy, too. I’m be making this again. Thanks for sharing.
This recipe is amazing! My husband raved about it! I added black beans and that seemed to absorb the liquid nicely. I read the other comments how it took longer than 20 min to simmer, but mine was right on time.
This looks delicious! I’m going to try it tonight! Do you think I could use water instead of the beef broth? I don’t have it on hand!
Yup! Water would work. 🙂
The recipe sounded pretty full poof except it’s taken ol most 2 hours for the rice to soften and it’s still hard. The dish is now dry and I had to add water. Next time I’ll cook my rice before adding to this recipe. Great idea, horribly executed, cook rice before adding to dish,
Sounds like you either didn’t add enough liquid in the first place? I’ve never had this dish get dry on me. Sorry it didn’t work the first time.
This was Very good! We even tried it on chips like Nachos!! (The rice just wouldn’t get done!) Wish I had used the Instant Rice !!
A huge hit in my house. I used ground turkey and it was awesome!!! Thank you for a great easy recipe.
We love using ground turkey in this recipe too! 🙂 Glad you loved it!