Taco Rice

Khandi Howard's Note:

Here is the version of Taco Rice that we have made at our house. It came out of the freezer and tasted better than the day we made it I thought. I also boiled the ground beef. I made it because it was a recipe that my sister-in-law wanted to make when we were cooking together. My family liked it and so did I. I will definitely make this again. Khandi Taco Rice

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Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup onion , diced
• 1 package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes , diced
• 2 cups white rice or 2 cups brown rice
• 2 cups cheddar cheese , shredded

Directions:

1. ASSEMBLY Brown meat and drain.
2. Combine meat, onion, taco seasoning packe t, cooked rice and tomatoes in saucepan.
3. Simmer until thick - about 30 minutes.
4. FREEZING & COOKING Cool, label, and freeze in bags or rigid containers.
5. Also freeze a ziptop bag with 2 cups of shredded cheese for each meal.
6. TO SERVE: Thaw completely.
7. for taco salad, warm over medium heat. Serve with lettuce, taco chips, tomatoes, sour cream and the enclosed cheese. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : I made with Uncle Ben's Rice. My kids rolled it up in warm tortillas to eat. I ate with fat free sour cream and salsa.
8. It can also be used as a burrito filling.
9. It was better than I expected.

Reviews

[OoAMYoO]

This was fabulous! I added a can of refried beans to mine and ate it wrapped up in warm flour tortillas with a little cheese. I'd really like this on lettuce as a taco salad too. Great recipe - easy and delicious!

[bmcnichol]

I tripled this to put in the freezer. I followed the recipe as written other then I didn't use the onion and I used crushed tomoatoes instead of diced. I used brown rice and mexican blend cheese. I took some for lunch today and it reheated nicely. I liked some of the other reviewers ideas and will try this with nachos and in a wrap. I froze in 2 cup containers.

[Chief Tony]

Turned out great. I added a little more meat and had it as a main course for lunch.