Steak Cheese and Rice
Steak Cheese and Rice is an easy weeknight dinner the whole family loves! This recipe is perfect for Taco Tuesday and is made with simple ingredients like Strip steak, taco seasoning, Jasmine rice, chicken broth, White Queso, and can be served as is or inside of flour tortillas!
Easy Steak Cheese and Rice Recipe
Steak Cheese and Rice is a meal I order from our local Mexican Restaurant. I loved it so much I made this version to make at home. This is a great recipe for switching up Taco Tuesday!
Steak and Queso Rice is made with simple ingredients and can be made in about 30 minutes making it perfect for a weeknight dinner at home!
The steak is seasoned with taco seasoning and served over fluffy Mexican rice with creamy queso! This meal is delicious eaten on it’s own, but it’s even better served in flour tortillas with fresh Pico de Gallo!
Looking for more easy and delicious rice recipes? You’ll love my Chicken Cheese and Rice, Cheesy Beef and Rice Skillet, Cheesy Taco Rice, and Chicken Taco Rice.
Ingredients
- Jasmine rice
- Olive oil
- Onion chopped
- Chicken broth
- Tomato Bouillon
- Salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, dried cilantro, garlic powder, onion powder
- Sirloin or New York strip steak
- White Queso (homemade or store-bought)
- Fresh Cilantro
- Flour tortillas
Make the Rice
To start making this easy steak cheese and rice skillet meal, rinse 2 cups of Jasmine rice.
I’ve found that rinsing the jasmine rice helps it turn out fluffy instead of having a sticky texture once it’s cooked. Be sure to drain the rice well after rinsing it.
Add the rinsed rice to a skillet over medium-high heat.
Next, add 1 tbsp of olive oil and stir the rice around the skillet letting it toast up for 4-5 minutes.
Add the chopped onion and tomato bouillon. Stir well.
Add 3 cups of chicken broth to the skillet. Stir well and let cook until it starts bubbling.
Once the whole skillet is bubbling, cover with a lid, lower the heat to medium-low, and let it cook for about 18 minutes or until your rice is tender.
Make the Steak
Once your rice is cooking, add 1 1/2 lbs of sliced steak to a large bowl with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Season the steak with taco seasoning.
I like using a homemade blend made with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, chili powder, and dried cilantro.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. I like cooking steak in cast iron to help get a nice sear.
Cook the steak until it is cooked to your liking. Mine cooked for 8-10 minutes.
Once the rice is tender, fluff it up with a fork. Top the rice with the steak and pour warm white queso over the top!
Any store bought or homemade white queso will work for this recipe.
Serve Steak Cheese and Rice
Once your Steak and Rice skillet is topped with queso, it’s time to eat! Top with some fresh cilantro and serve!
This can be eaten as is or you can heat up some small flour tortillas and serve it inside the tortillas. This is so good topped with some salsa, fresh Pico de Gallo, or taco sauce.
If you have any leftovers, save them in the refrigerator in an air tight container. Heat in the microwave until warm. Leftovers reheat well!
You will love this recipe because it’s easy to make, delicious, and easy enough for a weeknight dinner!
Tips for Success
- I use Jasmine rice for this recipe (not the minute kind). I prefer cooking one-pan meals with Jasmine rice because it cooks pretty consistently. If you use a different type of rice you may need more liquid or need to adjust the cooking time.
- Be sure to rinse your Jasmine rice and drain it well before adding it to your skillet. This will help the rice be fluffy instead of sticky once cooked.
- I typically cook with Olive oil, but you can use any oil you normally use.
- Any store bought or homemade white queso will work for this recipe. If using store-bought I usually use Pancho’s from Sam’s Club.
- I usually use 1 1/2 lb of sirloin steak or New York strip steak for this recipe.
- I used to make this recipe with a can of tomato sauce, but after testing and making the recipe for years I have found that I prefer the rice with Tomato Bouillon and have updated the recipe.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Steak is Best for Steak Cheese and Rice?
I like using New York strip steak or sirloin steak for this recipe. You can really use any steak you have, though! The key is slicing it really thin! If you struggle with slicing the steak you can place it the freezer for about 20 minutes and that can make it easier to slice.
What rice works best in Steak and Queso Rice?
From testing several of these rice skillet meals, I’ve found that Jasmine rice cooks consistently. It cooks fairly quickly (about 20 minutes), absorbs flavors, and stays nice and tender. You can use regular long grain white rice instead, but it may need to cook a little bit longer I need a little bit more beef broth.
Why rinse the rice?
I always rinse jasmine rice before cooking it. Rinsing the rice will help remove excess starch and result in fluffier rice instead of sticky rice. Just be sure to drain the rice well before adding it to the recipe.
What is Steak Cheese and Rice called at a Mexican restaurant?
This recipe can be called different names! At my local Mexican restaurant it is called Steak Cheese and Rice, but I’ve also seen similar dishes called Arroz con Carne Asada, Steak and Queso Rice, and even Steak Loco Rice. Most of them are basically cooked steak over a fluffy Mexican rice with creamy queso!
More Family Dinner Recipes
- Cheesy Beef and Rice Skillet
- Chicken Cheese and Rice
- Cheesy Taco Rice
- Chicken Taco Rice
- Steak and Cheese Tacos
- Beef and Potato Tacos
- Shredded Beef Tacos
- Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps
- Cool Ranch Dorito Crunch Wraps
- Easy Salsa Recipe
- Chicken Tacos
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Ingredients
- 2 cups Jasmine rice rinsed
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp tomato Bouillon
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
- 1 tsp each cumin, dried cilantro, garlic powder, onion powder
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 1/2 lbs Sirloin or New York Strip steak sliced thin
- 1 1/2 cups White Queso
- 1 tbsp Fresh Cilantro
- 1 package Fajita size flour tortillas
Instructions
- Slice 1 1/2 lbs of steak into thin pieces.
- Add your sliced steak to a bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, cumin, dried cilantro, garlic powder, onion powder, and chili powder. Stir until steak is well coated in seasoning and oil. Set aside.
- Rinse 2 cups of Jasmine rice. Add rice to a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil and stir the rice around the skillet letting it toast up for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the chopped onion and tomato bouillon to the skillet. Stir well. Add 3 cups of chicken broth. Stir well and let cook until it starts bubbling.
- Once the whole skillet is bubbling, cover with a lid, lower the heat to medium low, and let cook for about 18 minutes or until rice is tender.
- While the rice is cooking, heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the steak until it is cooked to your liking. I cooked the steak for about 10 minutes. Remove it from the heat.
- Top the cooked rice with the steak and pour white queso over the skillet of steak and rice. Top with fresh cilantro. Serve as is or inside of flour tortillas.
- Enjoy! These are good with salsa, fresh Pico de Gallo, or taco sauce.
Notes
- I use Jasmine rice for this recipe (not the minute kind). I prefer cooking one-pan meals with Jasmine rice because it cooks pretty consistently. If you use a different type of rice you may need more liquid or need to adjust the cooking time.
- Be sure to rinse your Jasmine rice and drain it well before adding it to your skillet. This will help the rice be fluffy instead of sticky once cooked.
- I typically cook with Olive oil, but you can use any oil you normally use.
- Any store bought or homemade white queso will work for this recipe. If using store-bought I usually use Pancho’s from Sam’s Club.
- I usually use 1 1/2 lb of sirloin steak or New York strip steak for this recipe.
- I used to make this recipe with a can of tomato sauce, but after testing and making the recipe for years I have found that I prefer the rice with Tomato Bouillon and have updated the recipe.
I use a decent salsa as liquid for the rice not tomato sauce..
Ohh! Good idea! I’m going to do that too
I did this based on your suggestion and we loved it!
I use Rotel.
Toward the end, you said, I know nobody asked, but and then it cut off. What didn’t we answer about that? We should know about this delicious dinner. Is there something else that we should know?😂😂😂 I think though instead of queso, I’m gonna use creamy cheese or sour cream., for the recipe
The answer is at the beginning of the video, nobody asked, but steak cheese and rice is his favorite at the Mexican restaurant lol
This is what my husband orders when we go out for Mexican so I decided to make it at home and this recipe was so good! The whole family loved it
So glad your family liked it!
So good! Tried last night and we loved it! Thank you for sharing!
This was the first recipe of yours that I made and my family loved it. My teenage son said it was fire and that I was the GOAT (thanks for making me look good 😉 Last night I made the creamy chicken pasta and it was just as good! I’m looking forward to trying many others! Thank you!
So happy to hear that! I appreciate it!
You have any new recipes can I used soup steak bites
My family loved this recipe so much we are having it for the second time this week!! I’ve made quite a few of your recipes… this one and the Marry Me Chicken Tortellini are our favorites!!
I like quite a few of your recipes but this one is your best one imo.
Soooooooo good! And so easy!
Just made this tonight! It’s pretty good! The rice is a little too tomatoey though. Is there any recommendation you have to make lessen the tomato taste?
What about using broth or green salsa instead?
One option is to use a chicken tomato bouillon. You can typically find in the Mexican section of most grocery stores. Maybe give that a try.
we made this recipe tonight and we used 8 oz can for 2 cups of rice. it was delicious even my dad who didn’t like tomatoes or anything cooked with tomato products loved it. so if suggest using 4oz if tomato sauce per cup of rice
Im cooking it rightnow and it smells good. My husband loves cheese and steaks
Do you have a white queso recipe?
10/10 My family loved it. I did salsa instead of the tomato sauce in the rice.
Quick and easy family dinner! The rice had the perfect flavor! Will be making it again soon!
Glad you liked it!
Happy to hear that!
We made this with chorizo and it was delicious! Decided to throw the leftovers in bell peppers the following evening for stuffed bell peppers and it turned out really well!! We are trying to find ways to make leftovers seem like a fresh meal and that was perfect 🙂
I’m making this tonight! Yummy 😋
Made this tonight and it was a hit with me and my husband
Very good I lived the rice it tasted just like the Mexican restaurant!
This is so so good. We have made it so many times. My kids tried calling it steak and queso and it started coming out as Steak-O so now that is how it is referred to in our house. I love that I can easily double or triple it when my daughters’ young adult boyfriends are over. I have made it with up to 3 lbs of beef in batches.
This was delicious! Making it again tonight! Thank you!
Delicious. I’ve made this quite a bit. The rice alone is really good, too.
Simple and delicious.
Love it I make it all the time as well
That is awesome to hear! Thank you!