Mexican Rice Skillet

A fun, simple approach to shake up Taco night! This Mexican Rice Skillet Dinner is so basic (with generally hands-off cooking time), in addition to we have make-ahead methodologies, as well! Stacked with yummy Tex-Mex flavors, it's a fast, one-pot supper formula your entire family will love! ~ 


This Recipe Is: • Make Ahead •

Prepared in under 60 minutes, this feast is perfect for everybody who adores the Mexican food. Begin with these elements for cooking - 1 pound additional lean ground hamburger or turkey, 2 containers cleaved sweet onion, 1 tsp minced garlic, 2 1/4 mugs water, 1 16-ounce jug of your most loved salsa, 1 glass crisp or solidified corn, 1 container uncooked moment dark colored rice, 7 tsp taco flavoring, 1 tbs hot sauce and 1/2 glass cheddar. Include different elements for fixings, for example, herbs, veggies and sauces.

Be that as it may, hold up … what do I NOT have on a weeknight in early May?!?! 

TIME!!!! 

You comprehend what I mean. When you turn into a parent of school-age kiddos, May is high season for the planning crazies! We have lacrosse (both children!), track, soccer, understudy government, composing club, in addition to a lot of honors services, prepare for-one year from now gatherings, and last shows. What's more, obviously, everything happens pretty much precisely at the supper hour … and frequently at clashing circumstances on inverse closures of town.

So how would regardless you figure out how to have a family supper, with adjust and sustenance and even a little time together to interface and talk? 

You work quick, you prepare ahead … and you keep formulas like this close by at all circumstances! 

All circumstances! 

Since while this Mexican Rice Skillet is the ideal approach to observe Cinco de Mayo today around evening time … you'll adore how fast and simple it is, and your entire family will love the way delectable it is … so you'll most likely need to keep this formula in your back pocket year-round!

It has all the yummy kinds of taco night, in one simple skillet supper that is prepared in a little more than 30 minutes (with generally hands-off cooking time)! What's more, with a couple of nutritious overhauls and straightforward tips, you can make this considerably quicker, much less demanding, and sound, as well! 

Healthful Upgrades 

Additional Lean Meat – Be certain to pick additional lean ground meat for this formula. We ordinarily utilize ground hamburger, however you can substitute ground turkey in the event that you lean toward. For ground meat, at least, we propose choosing 90% lean, yet we quite often utilize 93% or even 96% when we can discover them (our nearby stores once in a while shift in precisely what they convey). Don't naturally accept that picking ground turkey will make this formula bring down in fat. Contingent upon the correct mix, ground turkey can really be higher in all out fat than extremely lean ground meat. Simply check the nourishment marks certainly.

With for the most part hands-off cooking time, this formula is a snap on occupied evenings! In the wake of sautéing the hamburger alongside onions and garlic (1), you include salsa and taco flavoring, a little hot sauce, darker rice, corn and a touch of water (2), and let that cook joyfully away so the rice is delicate and the flavors merge consummately! To complete, you simply mix in decreased fat cheddar (3) for a thick, gooey, flavorful skillet supper (4)! 

Darker Rice - Brown rice, which still has the fiber and germ in place, has more vitamins, minerals and fiber than white rice. It's a simple, sound update, particularly now that brands, for example, Minute Rice offer fast cooking variants. It's likewise an awesome beginning stage in case you're simply steering your family into eating all the more entire grains, since they presumably won't see any flavor contrast whatsoever in formulas like this Mexican Skillet. 

Veggies, Veggies and More Veggies! - Not just is there a great deal of supplement rich deliver cooked directly into the Mexican Rice itself – onions and corn, in addition to a little garlic and all the lycopene-rich tomatoes in the salsa – however the enormous nutritious hit accompanies all the new veggies you can heap on top. From green onions and slashed crisp tomatoes, to avocado and minced cilantro – make a point to offer a lot of new, sound decisions for fixings!

Set aside a few minutes Saving Tips 

This is one of those formulas that is extremely adaptable and excusing. There's not a ton of work included, and you can time the prep and cooking to fit into your calendar! 

In the first place, the majority of the veggies and garnishes can be hacked and arranged ahead, then kept in the ice chest until supper. This skillet dinner likewise warms just delightfully! You can cook the meat, garlic and onion ahead of time, and after that complete the last cooking venture at mealtime. Or, on the other hand, you can go somewhat further and cook this completely through in the morning or even the day preceding – simply warm it at dinnertime, including your crisp garnishes at the table.

So natural, right?!? 

Supper is absolutely do-capable, even on the busiest of nights! 

What's more, regardless of how insane your May nighttimes are … with this snappy Mexican Rice Skillet Dinner, you can in any case deal with a little Cinco de Mayo merriment, as well! Sombreros and maracas are discretionary … however very energized, obviously!

Cheerful Cinco de Mayo, companions!

Ingredients:

• 1 pound extra-lean ground beef or turkey
• 2 cups chopped sweet onion (about 1 medium onion)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 1/4cups water
• 1 16-ounce jar of your favorite salsa
• 1 cup fresh or frozen corn (no need to thaw if frozen)
• 1 cup uncooked instant brown rice
• 7 teaspoons taco seasoning (see note)
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as Tapatío)
• 1/2 cup shredded, reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
• Optional toppings: additional cheese, additional salsa or hot sauce, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, minced fresh cilantro, guacamole or chopped avocados, chopped green onions, reduced-fat sour cream

Instructions:

1. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook beef (or turkey), onions, and garlic, stirring to crumble, until meat is browned and onions have begun to soften (about 8-10 minutes). Drain if needed.
2. Add water, salsa, corn, rice, taco seasoning, and hot sauce to skillet, stirring to combine. Cover and continue cooking over medium heat until rice is done, stirring occasionally (about 18-20 minutes).
3. Remove from heat and stir in cheese.
4. Serve with desired toppings.

Recipe Notes:

Taco seasoning: We recommend avoiding taco seasoning mixes that contain MSG. Also, there are differences in the amounts of sodium (and other ingredients) in various brands, so it's a good idea to read the nutrition information for the brands offered at your store.


Make-ahead tips: Most of the veggies and toppings for this recipe can be chopped and prepared ahead, then kept in separate, sealed containers in the refrigerator. In addition, this Mexican Rice Skillet reheats well, so it's a good make-ahead dinner option. You can cook the meat, garlic and onion in advance, and then refrigerate that until you're ready to finish the final cooking step at mealtime. Or, you can actually cook this recipe all the way through ahead of time – in the morning or even the day before – refrigerating it until you're ready to reheat it at dinnertime, then adding your fresh toppings at the table.

recipes by: Two Healthy Kitchens

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