It’s everything you love about burritos, plus an extra-cheesy twist, in a crowd-sized casserole instead of tortillas. Seasoned ground beef, rice and creamy queso sauce combine to create a dish that’ll have everyone asking for seconds.
Queso Beef and Rice Casserole
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 medium jalapeño chile, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 8 oz Kraft™ Velveeta™ original cheese product, cut into cubes
- 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (12 oz)
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook beef, onions, bell pepper and jalapeño chile over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Add flour, taco seasoning mix and salt; cook and stir 2 minutes. Gradually stir in milk, scraping bottom of pan. Heat to boiling; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; add Velveeta™ cheese and 2 cups of the Cheddar cheese; stir until melted. Stir in rice and green chiles.
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Step3Pour rice mixture into baking dish; spread evenly. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese; bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
510
Calories
28g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: About 1 Cup
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 43%
- Saturated Fat
- 15g
- 75%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 1480mg
- 62%
- Potassium
- 380mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 50%
- 50%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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