Tonight I will show you how to make an
easy one-pot Tex-Mex dinner using ground
beef, rice and lots of Mexican flavors.
I'm Tess and welcome to my kitchen.
This is an easy, quick and delicious
Tex-Mex recipe.
What's really nice is that you are cooking
everything in one pan.
I'm starting by browning off about a
pound of ground beef. Cooking over medium
heat, chopping and browning until no
longer pink. You can see I have a lot of
fat so I'm draining off some and
leaving about a tablespoon or so. Just a
reminder that you will be able to find
this recipe, the list of ingredients and
much more on the show more section below.
Now I'm adding the rice that I rinsed
and drained. I'm using basmati rice
because I like the fluffiness and the
texture. You can use regular long-grain
rice for this recipe. Stirring and cooking
for a minute or two to get the rice
grains covered with the meat fat. In goes
some beef broth. You can use chicken or
vegetable broth. Adding a small can of
diced tomatoes with the juices, some
salsa, and this is optional but I'm also
adding some chili sauce. I'm adding
because I needed to use it but you can
leave out OR you can also add some taco sauce.
I'm turning my heat up to bring
this to a simmer. Giving everything a
good toss and next are some veggies.
I'm adding in some diced onions, bell
peppers and half of a seeded jalapeno
for little kick and I also liked the
flavor.
I'm also adding in a small can of green
chillies. Giving everything another good
mix.
Next are the seasonings. In goes some
garlic powder, onion powder, a couple
doses of chili powder, a little cumin...
oregano and some salt and black pepper.
Stirring to get all those good flavors
married together. You could also add some
cilantro, chipotle powder or any hot
spice to make it the way you like it.
Instead of adding all these spices, you
could just add your favorite taco seasoning.
I almost forgot to put in the corn! And
it goes and one last stir. Once this
comes up to a simmer
I'm going to turn my heat down to the
lowest setting...
cover and let it cook for 20 minutes.
DON'T lift the cover or stir! Now is a good
time to set your kitchen timer so you
don't forget about it. After 20 minutes
I'm turning off the heat and going to
let it rest for 10 minutes.
Again, DON'T lift the cover!
10 minutes are up and it's time to take
a peek.
it smells wonderful! We're not done yet!
I'm taking a fork and lightly fluffing
and mixing a little well it's still warm.
I'm sprinkling the top with a little
cheese and some green onions. Putting on
the lid for a minute until the cheese
melts and we are ready to eat!
There's so much you could do with this
recipe to make it your own.
You could add some beans and any veggies
that you like. You could also top with
some crushed-up tortilla chips, avocados...
cilantro, lettuce, tomatoes and some sour cream.
Just one thing to remember is the
rice to liquid ratio. If you're using one
cup of rice you want to add two cups of
liquid. And not only do you count the
broth but you also count the juices in
the canned products that you use. This is
an easy, quick and yummy meal for any
busy day.
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