Mexican Ground Beef Skillet
Looking for a healthy ground beef recipe? So whether you’re making it on game day or having it as a main course, this Mexican Beef Wok only requires one skillet and only 40 minutes of your time!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp minced minced garlic
- ½ medium yellow onion minced
- 2 large bell peppers diced
- 1 lb. 85% ground beef
- 3 tbsp homemade taco seasoning
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp green chiles
- 15 oz. canned black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup quick-cooking brown rice quick-cooking white rice works too!
- 1.5 cups beef broth any kind
- ½ cups Mexican shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium/high heat in a large nonstick skillet.
- When olive oil is fragrant, add garlic, onion, and bell pepper. Saute for 3-5 minutes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve beef skillet with chips!
Notes
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!