Ground Beef and Rice Skillet is a 30 minute, one pan meal the entire family will love! Hamburger, rice, peppers, tomatoes, and cheese come together for a complete comfort food meal.
How many times have you wished for a quick and easy hamburger and rice recipe for dinner? Seeing as how those are two ingredients most of us have on hand, it only make since to have a few super easy ground beef recipes to turn to on those busy nights when you have no idea what to make for dinner. This is one of my favorites, along with these Mongolian Noodles and 20 Minute Stroganoff!
Why I love this recipe
This recipe is packed with flavor and a slight Mexican flair. It cooks up in 30 minutes start to finish and only uses one pan...no sink full of dirty dishes! I also love that it's family friendly and budget friendly as well!
Ingredients
Nothing fancy here...
- ground beef
- onion
- red bell pepper
- garlic
- beef broth
- rice
- Rotel
- Worcestershire sauce
- Cheddar cheese
- salt & pepper
Step by step
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and drain. While the meat is browning, chop the onion and bell pepper.
- Add onion, pepper, garlic, and salt & pepper to the meat and stir. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Add garlic, beef broth, rice, Rotel, and Worcestershire and stir to mix. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheese. Serve garnished with chopped parsley if you'd like to get fancy!
Tips for best results
- Do not pre-cook the rice, it cooks up in the liquid in the skillet and absorbs all that amazing flavor.
- Don't rush the step cooking the onion and garlic with the meat, this adds a lot of flavor to the meat and makes the final result so tasty.
- Want it spicier? Choose the "Hot" variety of Rotel to add in.
FAQs
You can use any type of ground meat you prefer in this recipe: turkey, chicken, pork, or a combination of these. If you use ground poultry consider adding a little extra Worcestershire to amp up the flavor.
I use long grain rice in this recipe but you can use most any rice, however you may have to adjust the cooking time according to the variety you use. I don't recommend jasmine rice because it is too delicate to withstand the big flavors in this hamburger and rice skillet recipe. Short grain, white rice, brown rice, even Basmati rice will all work beautifully.
I don't recommend skipping the onion and garlic as they add a ton of flavor to the finished dish, however you can use any color of bell pepper you prefer or switch it out with other small veggies like peas, carrots, corn, or frozen mixed vegetables.
Serving suggestions
This skillet dinner can stand alone with the beef, rice, cheese, and pepper making it a complete, well-rounded meal. If you'd like to add on to it you can serve it with a side salad and/or homemade Texas toast.
If you try this recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
PrintGround Beef and Rice Skillet Dinner
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: main course
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Description
Ground Beef and Rice Skillet is a 30 minute, one pan meal the entire family will love! Ground beef, rice, peppers, tomatoes, and cheese come together for a complete comfort food meal.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 10 oz can Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies (undrained)
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- parsley for garnish if desired
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat. Drain and return to skillet. While meat is browning, dice onion and bell pepper.
- Add onion, pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper to meat and stir to mix. Cook 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add beef broth, rice, Rotel, and Worcestershire to the skillet and stir to mix.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 20 minute or until rice is tender.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese. Serve with chopped parsley if desired.
Notes
- Do not pre-cook the rice, it cooks up in the liquid in the skillet and absorbs all that amazing flavor.
- Don't rush the step cooking the onion and garlic with the meat, this adds a lot of flavor to the meat and makes the final result so tasty.
- Want it spicier? Choose the "Hot" variety of Rotel to add in.
Keywords: ground beef and rice skillet dinner
Jen says
easy and delicious!
★★★★★
Miranda says
Can I substitute the rice for potatoes instead? It looks delicious! I may just give it a go anyway and I’ll comment how it turns out.
Marc says
You can do whatever you like…potatoes would be good
★★★★
Shane Soule says
Absolutely delicious, I followed the recipe to the tee. At the end I only had Cilantro instead of Parsley.. My Wife and I enjoyed it so much we even tried it over Tortilla Chips and added this to make nachos. It's really good
★★★★★
Sam says
Turned out perfectly!
★★★★★
Andrea says
Was kind of bland for my taste so I added a packet of taco seasoning and Fiesta corn. Turned out really good.
Melissa Riker says
Great idea!
Sherry says
This recipe is a big hit with my family! I also add an extra yellow pepper, a bag of frozen corn and a can of black beans (rinsed)
★★★★★
Melissa Riker says
I'll have to try it with your adaptions, it sounds great!
Suzi says
Very delicious! My very picky 6 year old daughter had seconds! She usually picks at food. My husband even had seconds. This is a keeper.
★★★★★
Melissa Riker says
Awesome! I'm glad it was a hit!
Gloria Overbey says
My grandson is picky eater he loved it
Melissa Riker says
So happy he liked it!
Rhonda Reyna says
Loved it. Easy filling and tasty. I didn't have beef broth so I opened two chicken ramen noodle seasoning packets and added one and a half cups water.
I substituted the red bell pepper for orange and yellow small sweet ones.
★★★★★
Melissa Riker says
I'm so glad you liked it!
Judy says
What's the serving size?
Christian says
So easy, and really delicious. I toss a couple bay leaves in while it simmers to cut some of the acidity.
★★★★★
Melissa Riker says
so glad you enjoyed it
Michelle says
Recipe was super simple, quick to make and best of all even my picky eater likes it! I'll be making this again! I used a yellow bell pepper and Success instant rice as that's what i had on hand. Thanks for a new go to quick meal, my favorite!
★★★★★
JT says
Thank you, this was delicious. My Husband was skeptical about this recipe. but had 2nds. I only had a pound of beef and added a 14.5 can of beef broth. Made green pepper sautéed on the side and added to my plate. Really good dish, reminded me of stuffed peppers, but in a skillet.
★★★★★
Alexandra Baade says
I have made this about 4x already and I love it! I use ground beef and sometimes ground turkey. It tastes just like stuffed peppers!
★★★★★
Rebecca Payne says
So Good!
★★★★★
Wendy Lewis says
I added mexicorn and taco seasoning and it was great. Would make a great taco.
Barb says
This is delicious! Have made twice and will continue to! Halved it for the two of us, used about 2/3 can of Rotel. Perfect. I used a beef bouillion cube and water for the broth. Your recipes are my cup of tea! Thank you!
Gary South says
Great recipe although I did add some Taco seasoning otherwise I followed the recipe as written
Hannah says
Perfect quick dinner on a school night! My kids had thirds and they are picky picky. I didn’t have a bell pepper so skipped that but it still was delicious. Definitely will be adding this to our rotation of favorites. Thank you!
★★★★★
Melissa Riker says
You're welcome, so glad you liked it!
Kimbra says
It was delicious.I will make again!
I did make some modifications based on other reviews. I seasoned up the meat with my usual seasonings (Goya, garlic salt and steak seasoning.). I added a packet of Sazon when I added the broth.
Served it with cilantro instead of parsley, sour cream and cholula.
★★★★★
Kimbra says
I also used turkey ground instead.
★★★★★
Melissa Riker says
so glad you liked it!
Katie Y. says
Instead of sprinkling the cheese on the mix, I toasted an English muffin. Put a little cheese on top, then the mix, then sprinkled a little more cheese. Used mushroom instead of red pepper. Delicious!
Jamie says
This was so good! Easy to prep too. I recommend (if you like it a little more spicey) to double or triple lol the pepper. Gives a nice kick. This was super easy though I always love the crockpot for the simplicity of it however this is my first stove top and it was delicious!!! Hubby’s on his 3rd bowl lol
★★★★★
Lizzy says
Our family loved this! We’re trying to find more freezer-friendly recipes for meal preps, so would this one be a good bet for freezing next time?
Kim says
Made this and added a can of black beans (rinsed) a teaspoon of Better than Bullion (beef) and 2 to 3 tablespoons of Taco seasoning. Really good!
Melissa Riker says
So glad you liked it!
lailani says
fantastic. thank you so much.