A little bit fried rice and a little bit beef taco, this skillet mashup is a quick and easy dinner option that’s easy to customize with all your favorite taco toppings.
Tex-Mex Skillet Fried Rice
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup diced yellow onions
- 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup Cascadian Farm™ frozen organic sweet corn
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups cooked white rice
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)
Make it FRESH toppings, as desired
- Diced avocado
- Fresh cilantro leaves
- Sliced green onions
- Salsa
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown. Drain; return to skillet. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water; heat to simmering over medium heat. Cook 1 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Transfer to large bowl, and set aside; carefully wipe out skillet.
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Step2Add oil to skillet; heat over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell pepper, frozen corn and salt. Cook 7 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown on edges.
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Step3Add rice and green chiles; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently to break up rice, until heated through. Stir in beef mixture; cook 1 to 2 minutes longer to heat through.
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Step4Remove from heat. Top with cheese; cover and let stand 1 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
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Step5Top with remaining ingredients.
Nutrition
500
Calories
27g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 27g
- 42%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 49%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 1040mg
- 44%
- Potassium
- 390mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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