# One-Pan Ground Beef and Orzo Meal

This is an incredibly easy and delicious one-pan meal featuring ground beef, orzo, and cheese.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1.5 to 2 packs taco seasoning
- 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
- 1 pound orzo
- 1 carton beef broth
- 8 ounces Colby Jack cheese, shredded
- 0.25 cup heavy cream
- sour cream

## Instructions

1. Grab your skillet and a pound of ground beef.
2. Set the skillet to a medium heat.
3. Dice one yellow onion.
4. Add the 1 lb of ground beef and the diced onion to the skillet.
5. Cook and drain the grease.
6. Add about 1.5 to 2 packs of taco seasoning and toss well.
7. Add one can of undrained diced tomatoes with green chilies.
8. Add 1 lb of orzo and toss well.
9. Add the whole carton of beef broth.
10. Set the heat to high and let it start to boil.
11. While heating, shred 8 oz of Colby Jack cheese.
12. Once boiling, let it simmer for about 5 minutes until the noodles are cooked through.
13. Add 1/4 cup of heavy cream and toss it up.
14. Add half of the cheese, mix it up, then add the other half to melt faster.
15. Top with some sour cream.

## Equipment

- skillet

## Tips

- Add half the cheese, mix, then add the other half for faster melting.
- Top with sour cream.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EV16dtpEY/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a65fef89-16ee-4def-91f2-acb609ec92d0
- Extracted: 2026-02-26

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