Today’s recipe is another family favorite that’s quick and easy, loaded with flavor, a fantastic weeknight meal – Easy Cheesy Beef Burrito Skillet!

EASY CHEESY BEEF BURRITO SKILLET

Loaded with beef, beans and cheese – a one-pan meal your family will love! It takes just a few ingredients and 30 minutes to make this hearty, family-friendly dinner. You’ll want to add this to your recipe box. Easy to adapt too!

What you need to make Easy Cheesy Beef Burrito Skillet

Ground beef, onion (optional), Rotel Original, black beans, taco seasoning, water, cheddar cheese, and flour tortillas.

How to make Easy Cheesy Beef Burrito Skillet

In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onions over medium to medium-high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked and no pink remaining – approximately 10 minutes. When ready, drain fat. Next, add Rotel, black beans, taco seasoning and water, stir until well blended. Cook until sauce thickens then reduce heat to low. Add 1 cup cheese and tortilla strips, folding into beef mixture evenly. Add remaining 1 cup of cheese on top, spreading evenly then cover skillet for 5 minutes until cheese is completely melted. 

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Easy Cheesy Beef Burrito Skillet

Adapted from Betty Crocker

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Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• taco seasoning (1 ounce packet)
• Can of Rotel Original (or 1 cup salsa)
• black beans (15 ounce can), drained and rinsed
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese (or your favorite Mexican cheese blend), divided in half.
• 4  6-inch flour tortillas cut in 1-inch strips

Directions

In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onions over medium to medium-high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked with no pink remaining – approximately 10 minutes. When ready, drain fat.

Next, add Rotel, black beans, taco seasoning and water, stir until well blended. Cook until sauce thickens then reduce heat to low.

Add 1 cup cheese and tortilla strips, folding into beef mixture evenly.

Add remaining 1 cup of cheese on top – DO NOT STIR – spreading evenly then cover skillet for 5 minutes until cheese is completely melted.

Serve as is or top with your favorite burrito fixings – chopped tomatoes, sliced avocado, chopped onion/green onion, jalapenos, hot sauce, sour cream and more. Fresh squeezed lime juice and cilantro is great!

Tips 

This recipe is super easy to adapt:

Sub beef with ground turkey or chicken.

Don’t have Rotel? Substitute with 1 cup salsa.

Not a fan of onion, skip it.

You can add peppers, corn and more to the ground beef.

Sub black beans with pinto beans.

Not a fan of a lot of cheese? Reduce cheese by half – skip folding the 1 cup of cheese into mixture and just add 1 cup cheese on top.

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