Taco Night Rice Bake Recipes

TACO RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 10-inch round baking dish.
• Heat a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook ground beef, breaking up chunks, until until browned throughout, about 10 minutes. Drain off fat.
• Stir in tomatoes, taco seasoning, and water and bring to a low simmer; simmer about 5 minutes.
• Cook rice according to package directions.
• Stir together ground beef mixture, rice, and 1/4 cup cheese. Spread into prepared baking dish.
• Top with remaining cheese and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 to 15 minutes .
• Serve with your favorite toppings such as chopped tomatoes or avocado slices, if desired.

SPANISH BEEF AND RICE BAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, lower heat to medium low heat. Stir in the onion, green bell pepper, tomatoes, water, salsa, rice, chili sauce, salt, brown sugar, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper.
• Let simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Pour mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Press down firmly into the pan, then spread refried beans on the top and sprinkle with the shredded cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro and diced tomatoes.

TACO RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, celery, and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly and vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Stir tomatoes, water, rice, salsa, chilies, olives, bouillon granules, chili powder, Worcestershire, and pepper into beef mixture. Bring to a boil. Transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bake, covered, in the preheated oven until rice is tender, 45 to 50 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

TACO-RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown beef, drain fat.
• Add taco seasoning and stewed tomatoes to beef.
• Put meat mixture into a casserole dish.
• Top meat mixture with rice.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheese and bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted.
• Serve with sour cream and green olives.

LINDA'S TACO RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Cook rice.
• Cook the ground beef until no longer pink.
• Add onions, cayenne pepper, and taco mix. Mix well, and cook until onions are done.
• Add Ro-tel tomatoes, and rice. Mix well.
• Add salt and pepper, and mix well.
• Add Mozzarella cheese, and mix in well.
• When cheese is melted serve.
• Note:Cooking time includes 25 minutes to make rice.