Mexican Ground Beef Skillet

Name: Mexican Ground Beef Skillet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1/2 medium yellow onion, minced; 2 large bell peppers, diced; 1 lb. 85% ground beef; 3 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 2 tablespoons green chiles; 1 15-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed; 1 cup quick-cooking brown rice (quick-cooking white rice works too!); 1.5 cups beef broth (any kind); 1/2 cup Mexican shredded cheddar cheese

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Looking for healthy ground beef recipes? Whether you make this on game day or eat it as a main meal, this Mexican Beef Skillet requires one pan only and only 40 minutes of your time!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:33:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories526.7 kcal (26%)

Total Fat21.3 g (30%)

Carbs44.3 g (17%)

Sugars5.8 g (6%)

Protein35.6 g (71%)

Sodium1149.7 mg (57%)

Fiber8.5 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 tablespoonminced garlic

0.5yellow onion

medium, minced

2bell peppers

large, diced

1 lb85% ground beef

3 tablespoonstaco seasoning

homemade

½ cuptomato sauce

2 tablespoonsgreen chiles

1 x 15 ozcan black beans

drained and rinsed

1 cupquick-cooking brown rice

quick-cooking white rice works too!)

1 ½ cupsbeef broth

any kind

½ cupMexican shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Start off by partially sauteeing the bell pepper, garlic, and onion in olive oil. The goal here is to get them partially cooked, but not all the way.

bell peppers2

minced garlic1 tablespoon

yellow onion0.5

olive oil1 tablespoon

Step 2

Move the veggies to one side and add ground beef. Saute until the beef is fully cooked and then mix everything together.

85% ground beef1 lb

Step 3

Add the rest of the ingredients to the pan and bring to a boil. Then, turn the burner down to low and cover it. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the rice has softened.