OPINION | FRONT BURNER: Beef + beans + rice = easy, hearty, one-pan supper

Cheesy Beef, Bean and Rice Skillet served with avocado, limes and fresh oregano. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Kelly Brant)
Cheesy Beef, Bean and Rice Skillet served with avocado, limes and fresh oregano. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Kelly Brant)


Don't let the long ingredients list turn you off of this recipe. The ingredients are really quite simple — beef, rice, beans, cheese, aromatic vegetable and spices — and the best part is everything cooks together in one pan.

One-pan recipes that can be on the table in about an hour are my favorite kind of winter recipes, and this one, adapted from Tieghan Gerard's "Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals," is excellent.

I made a few simple changes to the ingredients (as noted in the recipe) and altered the cooking process slightly, but at its core, it is still Gerard's recipe. The result is a hearty, flavorful one-pan meal that everyone at my table enjoyed. This one is definitely going in my keeper file.

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