One Pot Mexican Ground Beef and Rice

A stove top dinner recipe loaded with ground beef, rice, salsa, corn and cheese. Thank you This is Not Diet Food

1 lb lean ground beef
1 cup yellow onion, diced
10.5 oz condensed chicken broth
2 cups water
2 cups instant rice
1 cup medium salsa
1/2 cup Heinz chili sauce
8.75 oz canned corn, not drained
4 oz canned chopped green chilies, not drained
1 oz taco seasoning
3 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese
1 tsp dried chives

• Place a large saute pan on the stove over medium-high heat
• Add a dab of butter or margarine to the pan.
• Cook the ground beef in the saute pan.
• Add diced onions to the pan while the ground beef is cooking.
• Continue cooking the ground beef and onions, being sure to crumble the ground beef well.
• Once the ground beef is fully cooked, drain the grease from the pan.
• With the pan still over medium-high heat, add the condensed chicken broth and water to the pan.
• Add the instant rice to the pan.
• Stir gently until all of the rice is submerged in the liquid.
• Leave the dish to simmer, stirring occasionally, until all of the liquid is absorbed by the rice.
• Add the salsa, chili sauce, canned corn, chopped green chilies and taco seasoning to the pan.
• Do not drain the canned corn and canned green chilies before adding them to the pan.
• Stir well.
• Leave the dish to simmer for a few minutes and then remove the pan from the heat.
• Add two cups of the shredded cheese to the pan.
• Stir until the cheese is fully combined with the ground beef and rice mixture.
• Sprinkle the remaining cup of shredded cheese on top but this time do not stir it in.
• Sprinkle the dried chives on top of the cheese.
• Leave the dish to sit for a few minutes to allow the cheese on top to melt.