Beefy Mexican Rice - 3 Ways

We offer three options for enjoying seasoned ground beef mixed with corn, tomatoes, green chiles and rice. 1) as a casserole with cheesy quesadillas, 2) as a stuffed burrito or 3) nachos!

Yield: 8 servings

Preparation Time: 15 min; Bake: 45 min; Total: 1 hour

Ingredients

Beefy Rice:

1 pound ground beef

2 cups water

1 cup canned or frozen whole kernel corn

1 can (4 ounce) diced green chiles

1 can (14.5 ounce) diced tomatoes, undrained

2 teaspoons chili powder

1 package (8 ounce) seasoned Mexican rice mix

To serve as a Casserole:

16 tortillas

1 package (8 ounce) shredded Mexican cheese

Taco sauce

To serve as a Stuffed Burrito:

8 (8 inch) tortillas

1 package (8 ounce) shredded Mexican cheese

Taco sauce

To serve as Nachos:

1 bag tortilla chips

1 package (8 ounce) shredded Mexican cheese

Add To

Directions:

Heat oven to 375 degrees

Brown ground beef in large skillet until thoroughly cooked; drain off fat.

Add water, corn, green chiles, diced tomatoes, Mexican rice package and chili powder and stir to combine. Bring to a boil; remove from heat and pour into 2 1/2 quart casserole dish and cover tightly. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until rice is tender.

As a Casserole:
Sprinkle shredded Mexican cheese over 8 tortillas. Add a tablespoon or two of taco sauce over 8 tortillas. Place tortillas open face under broiler until cheese melts. Place one cheese tortilla face down over a taco sauce tortilla to make a quesadilla and repeat until you have 8 quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into quarters. Serve with a heaping scoop of Beefy Mexican Rice.

As a Stuffed Burrito:
Place about 1 cup of Beefy Mexican Rice into the center of an 8 inch tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese. Tuck in each end and roll up tight. Drizzle with taco sauce and more cheese.

As Nachos:
Spread tortilla chips onto a sheet pan. Scatter Beefy Mexican Rice over the tortilla chips. Sprinkle shredded Mexican cheese over the top and broil under cheese melts.

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