Taco Rice (Meal Prep)
Taco Rice (Meal Prep)
This dump-and-bake meal prep recipe yields 4 tacky servings of tasty taco meat baked with fluffy rice, beans, salsa, and inexperienced chiles, all topped with loads of cheese. It’s like your personal private mini taco rice casserole!
A Meal Prep Model of a Tex-Mex Casserole Favourite.
Nothing brings me pleasure like opening my fridge and seeing containers of taco rice meal-prepped and prepared for me.
Line up your oven-safe containers (I take advantage of these), then add a scoop of raw rice, beans, and taco-seasoned floor beef.
From there, you add your liquids, sprinkle with cheese, then cowl and bake!
The rice fluffs and cooks within the oven, absorbing the flavors and turning this right into a yummy floor beef and rice casserole that’s completely portioned.
If you don’t want a large pan of Mexican Casserole, or wish to divvy up your meals for the week prematurely, this meal prep taco rice is each useful and scrumptious.
Key Components
You’ll discover the total listing of substances within the recipe card beneath, however listed here are some notes to bear in mind.
- Floor Beef. I take advantage of 90% lean as a result of I prefer to maintain these decrease in fats and better in protein. It’s also possible to swap floor rooster or turkey as effectively.
- Taco Seasoning. In lieu of packaged taco seasoning, I favor to make use of my very own mix of chili powder, cumin, and oregano. I have already got them available, and I like with the ability to management the substances. That stated, if you wish to make this recipe even sooner and simpler, you possibly can swap in a packet of reduced-sodium taco seasoning (omit the salt).
- Lengthy Grain White Rice. After testing a number of kinds of rice, this was the winner. Brown rice didn’t cook dinner by means of correctly and on the spot rice was too mushy. You do not want to rinse the rice first. The starches assist the casserole bake up extra cohesively.
- Black Beans. These add extra fiber and protein, making every serving filling. 1 can is the right quantity for 4 servings of meal-prepped taco rice.
- Salsa, Inexperienced Chiles, Beef Broth. The rice wants liquid to cook dinner. Somewhat than utilizing plain water, these three add taste because the rice absorbs them.
Storing and Reheating Meal Prep Taco Rice
- To Retailer. Let the taco rice cool fully, then cowl. Refrigerate as much as 4 days.
- To Reheat within the Microwave. Warmth uncovered on excessive for about 2 minutes, stirring midway by means of. Proceed warming and stirring as wanted.
- To Reheat within the Microwave. Cowl and bake at 350°F till warmed by means of, about quarter-hour.
- To Freeze. Cool, cowl tightly and freeze as much as 2 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge, then reheat utilizing one of many strategies above.
Necessary Gear Notes
- Your meal prep containers MUST be oven-safe! Use glass and by no means bake with the lids on, because the lids usually have plastic or rubber components. I like to recommend these.
- When reheating, deliver the containers to room temperature first. In the event you put chilly glass immediately right into a sizzling oven, it will probably crack.
- Use containers which can be about 3.5 cups in quantity. I take advantage of these, that are 3.2 cups and ultimate for stacking within the fridge and taking to go.
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Components
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound lean floor beef I used 90%
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons floor cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon floor black pepper
- 1 cup lengthy grain white rice reminiscent of Jasmine or basmati; don’t use some other sort of rice
- 1 14.5-ounce can low sodium beef broth
- 1 ⅓ cups salsa
- 1 15-ounce can reduced-sodium black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 4-ounce can diced inexperienced chiles, undrained
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese Colby Jack, or sharp cheddar cheese
- Chopped cilantro sliced inexperienced onion, or a squeeze of lime for serving, elective
Directions
- Place a rack within the middle of the oven and preheat to 375°F. Organize 4 oven-safe glass meal prep containers (about 3 1/2 cups every) on a rimmed baking sheet. I take advantage of these.
- Warmth a big nonstick skillet over medium-high. As soon as the skillet is sizzling, add the oil and let heat for a minute. Add the meat in a single block, then sprinkle with the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, salt, and pepper. Let brown for a couple of minutes, then break the meat into crumbles and proceed browning till absolutely cooked by means of. Style to regulate the seasoning, then take away from the warmth.
- To every container, add ¼ cup rice, a scant ½ cup broth (simply divide the can 4 methods), ⅓ cup salsa, a scant ½ cup black beans, 1 ½ tablespoons inexperienced chiles, and 1 / 4 of the browned beef. Stir till effectively mixed and the rice is absolutely moistened.
- Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese and canopy with foil. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, till the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
- Let cool fully earlier than protecting and storing. Refrigerate as much as 4 days. Reheat uncovered within the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring midway, or coated in a 350°F oven till warmed by means of, about quarter-hour. High with cilantro, inexperienced onion, and/or limes previous to serving.
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Notes
- These are the containers I take advantage of. They’re 3.2 cups.
- Be sure your container is oven-safe, and at all times place containers right into a preheated oven at room temperature (not straight from the fridge) to stop cracking. Don’t bake with the lids on.
- DO NOT use something however long-grain white rice, reminiscent of Jasmine or basmati. Different kinds of rice want completely different quantities of liquid and cook dinner occasions.
