Easy Beef Burrito Skillet is full of ground beef, lots of cheese, black beans, salsa, and tortilla strips. It will satisfy all of your burrito cravings.
This easy Tex-Mex meal can be made start to finish in just 20 minutes. There’s so much flavor in this one dish meal. Add toppings for even more flavor.
What To Top Easy Beef Burrito Skillet With?
- chopped fresh cilantro
- diced red onion
- sliced black olives
- diced avocado
- sour cream
- salsa
- sliced pickled jalapenos
Because this dish is all made in one pan, there’s very little clean-up.
How To Make This Dish Spicy
Use “Hot” taco seasoning, spicy hot salsa, or add 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. It also tastes great served with Cholulu hot sauce for more flavor and heat.
Beef Burrito Skillet Recipe Tips
- Ground turkey can be substituted for ground beef.
- Instead of using black beans, you can use pinto beans or you can stir in a half can of refried beans.
- Corn tortillas can be used instead of flour.
- A small can of corn makes another great addition to this one pot dinner. Drain it and it it to the skillet when you stir in the beans.
- I like to use a ground beef chopper to help crumble the ground beef.
For a quick and easy meal, you can’t beat this Easy Beef Burrito Skillet. It’s a wonderfully filling and satisfying dinner.
Try These Other One Dish Tex-Mex Meals
- Mexican Chicken Cornbread Casserole
- White Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- One Pot Creamy Chicken Enchilada Skillet
- Mexican Lasagna
- Beef Chimichangas
- Crescent Beef Burritos
- Beef and Bean Burritos
Easy Beef Burrito Skillet
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (1-ounce) packet taco seasoning
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans,, rinsed and drained
- 5 (6-inch) flour tortillas,, cut into strips
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
- sour cream, chopped red onion, chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Brown and crumble the ground beef in a large nonstick skillet. Drain off any grease.
- Add taco seasoning, water, salsa, and green chiles and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Stir in the beans. Add half the cheese and stir it in. Stir in the tortilla strips. Remove skillet from heat.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
- Serve with sour cream, red onion, and cilantro.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Originally published August 16, 2020.
Thanks for making it so easy to print out. I know it will be good.
Can Red Kidney beans be used instead of Black Beans?
Yes
What a simple and delicious recipe! I used a hot salsa and Hatch chiles for a bit of heat, and put the skillet in a 350 degree oven for a minute to melt the cheese on top. Definitely one I’ll be making again.
This Ground Beef Burrito Skillet is the bomb dot com! Took no time to make, very easy to put together! My sister and helped ourselves to seconds! We plan on making this dish again in the very near future! Thank you for sharing your amazing recipe, Ms. Christin!
The Burrito Skillet is off the chain!!! Unfortunately, I didn’t have any salsa on hand, so I continued making this dish without it. I will definitely make this again in the very near future, and it was also very quick and easy to put together. Thank you so much for sharing Ms. Christen 🤗
I just read “Easy Beef Burrito Skillet” and immediately realized that this is exactly what I can cook for a bachelor party. Thanks for the recipe. I hope everything works out!