Mexican Ground Beef Recipes

Whether you make this on game day or eat it as a main meal, this Mexican Ground Beef Skillet requires one pan only and only 40 minutes of your time!

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This Mexican Beef Skillet is a Fit Foodie reader favorite. It’s one of our best healthy ground beef recipes because it’s veggie-packed, high-protein, and made with just one pan!

So this Beef Skillet. It’s all about versatility. Want to eat it as a healthy dinner idea? Need a game day app? Want a meal-prep lunch recipe? Girl, this works for all of that!

Made in just one pan, this Mexican skillet recipe is made with all the flavors, plus is packed with veggies, beans, and rice, too!

In this post, we’ll teach you how to make one of the best ground beef recipes on the internet, how to serve it, and how to freeze it.

PS: this seriously might be one of the best healthy ground beef recipes we’ve ever made! Plus, it has hundreds of 5-star reviews!

Similar to our Mexican casserole, this skillet is made with ground beef, taco seasoning, rice, beans, and tons of veggies. It tastes similar to a burrito bowl, but it’s made in one pan on the stovetop.

Here are all of the essentials you need to make one of the most amazing Mexican ground beef recipes. PS: these are great kitchen items to have on hand for making all ground beef recipes!

As you know, this recipe only requires one pan and one pan only! That means the Instructions are rather simple.

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! And, clean-up is a breeze because you only dirtied one pan.

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Mexican Ground Beef Skillet

Looking for healthy ground beef recipes? Whether you make this on game day or eat it as a main meal, this Mexican Beef Skillet requires one pan only and only 40 minutes of your time!

Prep: 10min

Total: 30min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 379 kcal, Sugar 4 g, Fat 16 g, Carbohydrate 28 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 27 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 medium yellow onion (minced)
• 2 large bell peppers (diced)
• 1 lb. 85% ground beef
• 3 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons green chiles
• 15 oz. canned black beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 cup quick-cooking brown rice (quick-cooking white rice works too!)
• 1.5 cups beef broth (any kind)
• 1/2 cup Mexican shredded cheddar cheese

Instruction:

1. Heat olive oil over medium/high heat in a large nonstick skillet*.
2. When olive oil is fragrant, add garlic, onion, and bell pepper. Saute for 3-5 minutes.
3. Then, move veggies to the side and add in ground beef. Saute ground beef for 7-9 minutes, or until fully cooked. Mix everything together in the pan.
4. Once the beef is fully cooked, add taco seasoning, tomato sauce, green chiles, and black beans and cook for a few minutes. Then, add in quick-cooking rice and broth. Bring to a boil over medium/high heat.
5. Once boiling, turn down to low and cover. Let simmer for around 20 minutes or until the rice has softened and absorbed the majority of the liquid.
6. Sprinkle cheese on top of skillet and either let melt naturally or pop it in the oven at 400ºF for a few minutes to fully melt cheese.
7. Serve beef skillet with chips!

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Ingredients:

• Mexican Ground Beef Skillet
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• One-Pot Mexican Ground Beef and Rice
• Mexican Ground Beef Tacos
• Mexican Ground Beef Casserole
• Cheesy Ground Beef Empanadas
• Ground Beef Burritos
• Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas
• Ground Beef Fajitas Recipe
• Beef Chimichangas Recipe
• Ground Beef Tostadas
• Ground Beef Tamales (tamales de picadillo)
• Easy Healthy Taco Salad Recipe with Ground Beef
• Walking Taco Casserole Recipe
• Paula Deen’s Taco Soup
• Easy Frito Pie
• Mexican Pizza
• Mexican Meatballs
• One-Pot Burrito Bowl Recipe
• Taco Egg Rolls
• Ground Beef Queso Dip
• Cheesy Ground Beef Quesadillas
• Beefy Mexican Rice Soup
• Mexican Goulash
• Slow Cooker Mexican Spiced Chili

Instruction:

1. Select your favorite recipe.
2. Organize all the required ingredients.
3. Prep a Mexican ground beef dish in 30 minutes or less!

Mexican Picadillo

Mexican Picadillo. This quick and easy dinner recipe comes together with minimal ingredients. Ground beef and potatoes are simmered in a tomato sauce. Serve this dish up with some rice and fresh flour tortillas for a complete meal.

Prep: 10min

Serving Size: 1

Nutrition Facts: calories 220 kcal, Carbohydrate 5 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Sodium 862 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 3 g, servingSize 1

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• ½ cup onion (diced)
• 1 green bell pepper (diced)
• 2 cups potato (peeled and diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 8 ounces tomato sauce*
• 1½ cup beef broth
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 bay leaf

Instruction:

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add ground beef. Cook over medium heat while breaking up the meat. Cook until mostly browned, drain grease and return to heat.
2. Add in diced onion, green bell pepper and potatoes. Continue to cook over medium heat until onion and peppers are softened. Add garlic and cook an additional 30 seconds.
3. Pour in tomato sauce and beef broth. Add in seasonings: salt, pepper, cumin, and coriander. Stir to combine. Add bay leaf.
4. Bring mixture to a simmer, cover and let cook for 10 minutes.
5. Remove lid, stir, and continue cooking with the lid off for an additional 10 minutes or until potatoes are softened and most of the liquid is gone.
6. Serve warm with flour tortillas and rice.

Mexican Ground Beef

Mexican ground beef. It’s perfect in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas and nachos.

Total: 1800sec

Yield: 6

Nutrition Facts: calories 61 calories, Protein 5.0 g, Fat 4.1 g, Sodium 119.1 mg, Saturated Fat 1.3 g, Trans Fat 0.1 g, Cholesterol 16.6 mg, Carbohydrate 0.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Sugar 0.5 g, unSaturated Fat 2.3 g

Ingredients:

• 1.5 pound Ground Beef
• 1 Yellow Onion
• 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
• 3 clove Garlic
• 2 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cumin
• 3 teaspoon Oregano Leaves
• 1 cup Tomato Sauce
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Instruction:

1. Mince the Garlic (3 clove) and finely chop Yellow Onion (1)
2. In a large, nonstick frying pan, heat Olive Oil (3 tablespoon) over medium low heat. Add the chopped onion, and saute for 5 minutes.
3. Add Ground Beef (1.5 pound) and Salt (1 1/2 teaspoon). Cook over medium heat, breaking up beef and stirring, until completely browned.
4. Add garlic, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant.
5. Add Ground Cumin (2 1/4 teaspoon), Tomato Sauce (1 cup), Water (1/2 cup) and Oregano Leaves (3 teaspoon). Lower heat to simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Your Mexican ground beef is now ready to be used in your favorite Mexican recipes! Enjoy!

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