# Easy Cheesy Ground Beef Taco Rice Bake

An easy and inexpensive ground beef taco rice bake, perfect for a weeknight family meal.

- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 2 packets taco rice
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 jar salsa
- 1 jar full water
- 1 bag Mexican cheese
- 1 tub store-bought queso
- cilantro

## Instructions

1. Add a pound of ground beef to a hot oiled pan, break it up, brown it, and drain it.
2. Add a packet of your favorite taco seasoning to the ground beef, cook it per the instructions.
3. When the taco meat is done, set it aside.
4. Grab a 9x13 baking dish.
5. Add two packets of taco rice, one cup of chicken broth, and one jar of salsa to the baking dish.
6. Fill the empty salsa jar with water and pour it into the baking dish.
7. Give all the ingredients in the baking dish a quick stir.
8. Sprinkle the cooked taco meat on top of the mixture in the baking dish.
9. Cover the dish with a bag of Mexican cheese.
10. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
11. Throw it in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes.
12. When it comes out of the oven, carefully remove the foil.
13. Get a tub of store-bought queso, heat it per the instructions in the microwave.
14. Pour the heated queso right on top of the bake.
15. Throw it back in the oven for about five more minutes.
16. When it comes out this time, it's done.
17. If you have some cilantro, sprinkle it on top to make it look fancy.
18. Grab a fork, scoop up a big bite, and enjoy.

## Equipment

- hot oiled pan
- 9x13 baking dish
- aluminum foil
- oven
- microwave
- fork

## Tips

- Brown and drain ground beef as normal.
- Cook taco seasoning per instructions.
- Grate your own Mexican cheese if preferred, or buy pre-shredded.
- Heat store-bought queso in the microwave per instructions.
- Sprinkle cilantro on top for garnish.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89STngY/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4194e7c5-9dbb-4d60-8a64-469672a119d4
- Extracted: 2026-02-07

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