Taco Casserole with Rice | Keep It Simple

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese offers fewer calories, while processed cheese can be more budget-friendly.

Add oil to a frying pan.

Add ground beef to the pan and brown it, rendering out the fat for about 3 to 5 minutes.

Use a colander to strain out the excess oil from the cooked ground beef.

Return the cooked ground beef to the frying pan.

Add seasoning, rinsed and drained black beans, diced chilies, sweet corn, tomatoes with juice, 1 and 1/4 cups of rice, homemade salsa, and chicken broth to the pan.

Stir the mixture until well combined and colorful.

Spray a Pyrex dish to prevent sticking.

Spread the rice mixture into the Pyrex dish evenly.

Cover the dish with foil and place it in the oven.

Bake until the rice is tender, approximately 50 minutes.

Remove the foil and top with more cheese and chopped green onions.

Return to the oven to melt the cheese.

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