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Home » Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice

Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice

By Marybeth Feutz 6 Comments

Do you love tacos? Change up your regular taco night a little bit. Make a double or triple batch of Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice for a quick delicious meal!

flour tortillas filled with beef and taco-flavored rice on a blue plate

Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice

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We love tacos around here. They are so easy to make, and so much fun to eat! This recipe for Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice makes an easy meal even easier – and you can stash some in the freezer for another busy night!

soft tacos filled with ground beef and rice on a blue plate with a red plaid napkin

This recipe is from Our Favorite Freezer-Friendly Recipes by Gooseberry Patch. If you haven’t checked out this pocket-sized cookbook yet, you definitely should! It’s small, but it’s packed with great recipes.

Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice from My Fearless Kitchen. Do you love tacos? Change up your regular taco night a little bit. Make a double or triple batch of Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice for a quick delicious meal!

The best thing about taco-type meals is how flexible they are. (My other favorite thing is how yummy the leftovers are!) The first night we ate this like soft tacos. When we got into the leftovers, we spooned it over a plate of tortilla chips and topped it with extra cheese for some delicious nachos! Top it with extra cheese, sour cream, jalapeno slices, avocado, tomato.. whatever you like on your tacos!

two flour taco shells with ground beef, rice, and shredded cheese


This recipe is so easy to make in larger batches. I made a whole bunch of ground beef in my crockpot and used 3 pounds to make a triple batch of this Taco Rice. I just tripled the recipe (but I did not add the water yet), and mixed it up in a large bowl. Seriously, you need a really big bowl.

Then I split it into 3 portions, kept one out for dinner, and put the other 2 portions in gallon-size Ziploc bags. Into the freezer they went! Now we have the makings for tacos, burritos, or some very delicious nachos whenever we want!

Enjoy!

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Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice

Marybeth Feutz
Do you love tacos? Change up your regular taco night a little bit. Make a double or triple batch of Freezer-Friendly Taco Rice for a quick delicious meal!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Main
Servings 4 -6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 onion chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 1-1/4 ounce package taco seasoning
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups cooked rice white, brown, or converted
  • 1 16- ounce can diced tomatoes drained
  • 1 8- ounce package shredded Mexican or Fiesta blend cheese

Optional:

  • Taco shells burrito shells, tortilla chips
  • Extra cheese tomato, avocado, or green onion for garnish.

Instructions
 

  • Brown ground beef and onion in a large saucepan.
  • Stir in taco seasoning, water, rice, and diced tomatoes. Heat over low heat until heated through.
  • Add shredded cheese and stir until cheese is melted.
  • Serve immediately on taco shells, wrapped in a burrito shell, or over tortilla chips.

To freeze:

  • Brown ground beef and onion in a large saucepan.
  • Stir in taco seasoning, rice, diced tomatoes, and cheese. Do not add water.
  • Transfer beef mixture to a gallon-sized Ziploc freezer bag. Label and freeze.

To use after frozen:

  • Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
  • Pour beef mixture into a large saucepan. Add 1 cup of water.
  • Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until heated through.
  • Serve immediately, as above.
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Comments

  1. CONNIE BALTHROP says

    06/25/2018 at 3:38 pm

    5 stars
    I have made this many times and it never gets to the taco shells. I have even thought I made enough for leftovers, but never had leftovers. Still trying tho.

  2. Marybeth Feutz says

    06/26/2018 at 2:30 pm

    Try, try again! 🙂

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