Ground Beef and Rice Skillet
Ground Beef and Rice Skillet is a quick and easy dinner recipe that's perfect for those busy weeknights when you want a comfort meal ready in only 30 minutes that everyone will enjoy.
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This cheesy ground beef casserole features basic ingredients like tender ground beef and rice simmered in a flavorful broth that gets blanketed in shredded cheese at the end. Cheesy casseroles like this one and my Cheesy Sausage and Zucchini Casserole are hearty, filling, and easy for even picky eaters to enjoy.
Why This Recipe Works
Like many other easy casserole recipes, this busy-day casserole is a great freezer meal. Once you've made it you can store it in a freezer-safe container to have dinner on hand for later.
No need to dirty up a casserole dish, serve this one-pot hearty meal straight from the skillet like my Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole.
Simple Ingredients
- Ground beef: this recipe would also work with ground turkey or ground chicken.
- Veggies: diced onion, green chiles, and diced tomatoes with juices
- Spices and herbs: salt, minced garlic cloves, black pepper, and fresh parsley for garnish
- Beef stock: low sodium beef stock could be swapped out for low sodium chicken stock if that is what you preferred to use.
- Long grain rice: I used Jasmine rice but you can use any long grain rice
- Shredded cheddar cheese: Shred your own cheese. The bagged stuff that has a coating over the cheese to prevent it from sticking together in the bag. That coating also makes melting more difficult.
- Worcestershire sauce
Easy Recipe Tips
- Serve this casserole with a simple salad and a side of your favorite green beans.
- If you don't drain the fat from the beef well enough your casserole will end up greasy.
- Leftover casserole should be stored in an airtight container and should be kept in the fridge for up to 4 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.
- Cheddar can be swapped for Colby Jack Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese, or any other shredded cheese you have.
Recipe FAQ's
If your rice isn't finished cooking in the 20 minutes cook time, place the cover back on and cook until the rice is tender. If you use a different kind of rice, it may require more cooking time or more cooking liquid.
If you like a little heat in your casseroles, you can add some hot sauce, chili powder, or red pepper flakes. If you'd like to bulk it out a bit more, you can add some more of your favorite vegetables. Try adding some diced bell peppers, some broccoli florets, carrots, peas, mushrooms, or even diced zucchini or yellow squash to the casserole, if they're in season.
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Ground Beef Rice Skillet
Equipment
- 1 skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 4 ounce can green chiles
- 1-10 ounce can diced tomatoes undrained
- 1 ½ cups beef stock low sodium
- 1 ¼ cup long grain rice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat a 12 inch skillet on medium high heat and brown the ground beef. Drain any extra fat.
- Add in the diced onion, garlic and salt and pepper and cook another 2 minutes until the onions begin to soften.
- Add in the green chiles, tomatoes, beef stock and rice, Worcestershire sauce, stir and bring to a simmer.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Turn off the heat remove the cover and sprinkle the cheese on top, add the cover back and let it sit about 5 minutes to melt.
- Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve!
U have so many great recipes this was in my top 10, I don’t say enough how much I appreciate your great comfort cooking !!
It will work fine but it may take longer then 20 minutes in the oven so just adjust the time accordingly 🙂
Wendie I'd like to make this as a baked dish rather than stove top. If I brown the beef and onions, drain grease, would the rice bake OK in the over for 20 minutes at 350?
Happy you enjoy them Andre! Most of my meals can be downsized in the recipe card to serve less or popped in the freezer for quick meals. Email me if you ever have any questions.
thanks for all your recepies! Being single, I have trouble finding meals to make for one person and were I don't have to eat it for 3 days LOL
Woohoo Lucy happy you enjoyed it 🙂 Thanks for the great review!
This recipe was delicious! Since I did not have beef broth, I used chicken broth and my family enjoyed every bite! Definitely a great option for comfort food as we head into the winter months here in the Northeast.