This Taco Rice recipe is an easy one-pot dinner with seasoned ground beef, fluffy rice, black beans, salsa, green chiles, and plenty of cheese.Add your go-to taco toppings for a hearty, family-friendly meal with hardly any cleanup.I just can’t get enough of taco rice! And if you don’t believe me, let me point you to my Meal Prep Taco Rice recipe.

The word “obsession” is over-used in the online food space, but I think it really applies here.  I.Can’t.Get.

Enough.Think of this recipe as a mashup between Ground Beef Taco filling with Mexican rice and Black Beans.It’s crack-a-lackin’ with Tex-Mex seasonings, super cheesy, incredibly easy—I mean, if this doesn’t have family-friendly weeknight dinner written all over it, I don’t know what does! Everything cooks together in one pot, so the rice soaks up the salsa and taco spices as it simmers.

And much like actual tacos, taco rice is even better once you make it your own with all your favorite toppings! Ingredients and Substitutions You’ll find the full list of ingredients in the recipe card below, but here are some notes to keep in mind.Olive Oil.Or another oil you like to use for cooking.

Ground Beef or Turkey.I use 93% lean ground beef, but ground turkey works well too.Taco Seasonings.

Skip the packet and add chili powder, ground cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, kosher salt, and black pepper for taco flavor without any unnecessary fillers

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