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Cheesy Pork Taco Rice

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Cheesy Pork Taco Rice

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Time

0 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

384

Rating

4.00★ (35)

Cuisine

Mexican
Author: Victoria Buriak
This one-pan Mexican dinner, cheesy pork taco rice with roasted corn, chiles, onion, and salsa, is super quick, easy, and has fabulous flavor! Serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

  • poblano peppers: 3 piece (halved lengthwise)
  • ground pork: 1 pound
  • ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth: 1 piece
  • long-grain rice: 1 cup
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped, divided)
  • packet taco seasoning mix: 1 piece (1 ounce)
  • garlic powder: 0.25 tsp
  • onion powder: 0.25 tsp
  • tomatoes: 2 piece (chopped)
  • lime, zested and: 0.5 piece (juiced)
  • cilantro: 3 Tbsp (divided, chopped)
  • salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • frozen roasted corn (such as Trader Joe's®): 0.5 cup (thawed)
  • Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend: 0.75 cup (shredded)

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  1. Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place poblano peppers, cut sides down, onto the prepared baking sheet.
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  2. Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, about 6 minutes. Wrap peppers in the aluminum foil from the baking sheet. Allow peppers to steam as they cool, about 15 minutes. Remove and discard skins and seeds. Chop into bite-size pieces.
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  3. Reduce oven temperature to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
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  4. Heat a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in ground pork, chicken broth, rice, 1/2 the onion, taco seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder. Bring to a boil.
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  5. Bake, covered, in the preheated oven until pork is no longer pink and rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
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  6. Combine the remaining onion, tomatoes, lime zest, lime juice, and 1 tablespoon cilantro in a small bowl. Season salsa with salt and pepper.
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  7. Stir the roasted poblano peppers, remaining cilantro, and corn into the baked pork-rice dish. Sprinkle cheese blend on top; let stand until melted, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle the salsa on top.
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