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Easy Beef Taco Skillet

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 11, 2015
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Taco dinner mix made in a skillet gets topped with taco salad fixin’s. Olé!

Easy Beef Taco Skillet

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 5
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 1 box Hamburger Helper™ crunchy taco
  • 1 can (15 oz) spicy chili beans in sauce, undrained
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 12-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir in hot water, sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper box) and beans. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Stir in uncooked rice (from Hamburger Helper box).
  • Step 
    3
    Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender (sauce will thicken as it stands). Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir milk and topping mix (from Hamburger Helper box) 30 seconds; set aside.
  • Step 
    4
    Remove beef mixture from heat. Top each serving with cheese topping, lettuce, tomato and corn chips (from Hamburger Helper box).

Nutrition

410 Calories
14g Total Fat
24g Protein
46g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
410
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
55mg
19%
Sodium
1110mg
46%
Potassium
290mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
46g
15%
Dietary Fiber
5g
20%
Sugars
4g
Protein
24g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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