# One Pot Taco Rice

This is an easy one-pot taco rice recipe perfect for one to two people, avoiding excessive leftovers.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 pound ground turkey or ground beef
- 0.5 packet taco seasoning
- 1 cup beef broth
- 0.5 cup salsa
- 1 can diced green chilies
- 1 cup instant rice
- 0.5 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese

## Instructions

1. Brown up a half a pound of ground turkey or ground beef in a pan.
2. Add in a half a packet of taco seasoning.
3. Stir in 1 cup of beef broth and a half a cup of salsa.
4. Optionally, add a can of diced green chilies.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil.
6. Once boiling, add in 1 cup of instant rice.
7. Stir well and submerge the rice as best as possible under the liquid.
8. Switch the heat to low, cover, and cook for 8 minutes.
9. After 8 minutes, give it one final stir and fluff the rice.
10. Top with about a half a cup of shredded Colby Jack cheese.
11. Put the lid back on and cook for a couple of minutes until the cheese is melted.

## Equipment

- pan
- lid

## Tips

- This recipe is part of a series called 'Cooking for Two', designed to avoid a ton of leftovers.
- It's a quick, easy, and one-pan dinner.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5oQH9Ng/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c652d1b5-e537-42c6-92d9-da36010647b7
- Extracted: 2026-01-16

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