# Easy Cheesy Ground Beef Taco Rice Bake

This is an easy, inexpensive, and delicious ground beef taco rice bake that is 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 jarful 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's worth of your favorite taco seasoning and cook it per the instructions.
3. Once 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 this all a quick stir.
8. Bring the taco meat back and sprinkle it on top of the mixture in the baking dish.
9. Cover the mixture with a bag of Mexican cheese.
10. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
11. Throw it in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit 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. Sprinkle some cilantro on top to make it look fancy.
18. Grab a fork and enjoy.

## Equipment

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

## Tips

- Grate your own cheese if you want.
- Use a jar of water to measure water for the rice.
- Heat queso per instructions in the microwave.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DeiJ6HNh7/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/97e750e3-7c8f-4adc-b91b-16408841e558
- Extracted: 2026-04-29

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