Taco Rice Bake

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Taco Rice Bake

Taco Rice Bake - loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!
Taco Rice Bake - loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!

Mexican food is one of my favorites. Chicken Legs doesn't like to go out for Mexican food, so I make it a lot at home to get my fix. This Taco Rice Bake is super easy to put together. You can make this the day before and throw it in the oven when you get home from work. I haven't frozen the casserole, but I think it would be fine to assemble the casserole and then freeze it for later.

This Taco Rice Bake is loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! There is a can of Rotel tomatoes in the casserole. If you are concerned about the heat, make sure to use a can of mild Rotel. We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!

Taco Rice Bake - loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!





Taco Rice Bake - loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!
Taco Rice Bake - loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!
Taco Rice Bake - loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!
Taco Rice Bake - loaded with taco meat, beans, Rotel, cheese, and rice. It's a full meal in one dish! We like to top the casserole with our favorite taco toppings - cheese, sour cream, jalapeños and guacamole! This a great change to our usual taco night!!



Yield: serves 6 to 8

Taco Rice Bake

prep time: 15 MINScook time: 25 MINStotal time: 40 mins

ingredients:


  • 2 cups instant white rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 can Ranch Style beans
  • 1 can Ro-tel tomatoes
  • 2 tsp dried minced onion flakes
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1 can (10.75-oz)cream of chicken soup
  • 1/2 cup water

instructions:


  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a large skillet, brown meat and drain off fat. Stir in beans, tomatoes, onion flakes, taco seasoning, soup and 1/2 cup water. Simmer over medium-low heat until everything is well combined and heated through. Remove from heat.
  3. In a pot, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add instant rice. Cover and remove from heat. Let rice sit for 5 minutes, until all water is absorbed.
  4. Stir cooked rice and 1 cup of cheddar cheese into beef mixture. Pour into prepared 9x13-inch pan. Top with remaining 1 cup of cheddar cheese.
  5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Top with your favorite taco toppings.
  6. **I used instant white rice. You can use instant brown rice, just make sure to follow the directions on the package. You may also omit the instant rice and 2 cups of water and use 4 cups of cooked rice.**
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  1. hidayaMarch 10, 2016 at 8:54 AM

    Looks SO good!

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  2. delstonMarch 10, 2016 at 9:34 AM

    fantastic!!! desperate for a PRINT button =)

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    1. Stephanie @ Plain ChickenMarch 10, 2016 at 9:39 AM

      Click on "(Printable Recipe)" - every recipe on the site can be printed by clicking on Printable Recipe

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  3. SuzettaMarch 10, 2016 at 11:36 AM

    Do you suggest drain the ranch beans?

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  4. Linda LangtonMarch 19, 2016 at 10:06 AM

    Any substitute for ranch beans? Can't get them in Canada

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  5. Mike PetruskaApril 8, 2016 at 12:26 AM

    Hi Stephanie, I made this tonight, it was easy to make and tasted great. will be making this again, thanks for posting the recipe

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  6. spam@danNovember 1, 2016 at 12:43 PM

    I made this last night and it was a hit with my wife and daughter! Definitely on the keeper list! Thank you!

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  7. Melissa ShorbJuly 18, 2017 at 11:13 AM

    Thinkin about making this tonight. I have a 1yr old rotel is a little to much for him. Think I'm going to substitute that for regular diced tomatoes.

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  8. misty vogelJuly 25, 2018 at 8:11 PM

    I got confused and added 2 cups of water instead of 1/2 cup of water to the meat. Hope it still works right

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  9. LLove2LoveUSeptember 20, 2018 at 6:28 PM

    Thank you for this recipe! I first made this almost a year ago and it was great. I made it again tonight and again, GREAT! I use black beans and regular white rice (not instant). It is so good. This time I used hatch chili that was chillin in my freezer and basmati rice. I never add any water to the pan with the soup/seasoning/meat, etc. It turns out SO good! This would make a great dish if put into a crockpot and served with wedges of soft shell tacos.

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