I didn't expect to love this one pan taco orzo recipe as much as we did!

If you're looking for a new weeknight dinner the whole family will actually be excited about, this is it. Seasoned ground beef and toasted orzo cooked together in one skillet with beef bone broth, Rotel tomatoes, corn, and taco seasoning, then finished with sour cream and melted Colby Jack until everything is creamy, cheesy, and deeply flavorful. It's taco night meets pasta night and it all happens in one pan in about 35 minutes.

This easy taco orzo gives all the amazing flavors for Taco Tuesday with a twist! So filling, and great for meal prep. I love how everything is made in one pan, which makes clean up so much easier! A great budget-friendly meal idea for those busy weeknights.

One skillet from start to finish with almost nothing to clean up.

Toasting the orzo in the beef drippings before adding the broth adds a nutty depth that takes the flavor well beyond a standard taco pasta.

The sour cream and Colby Jack stirred in at the end turn a bold Tex-Mex skillet into something creamy, rich, and genuinely satisfying.

It feeds six people from one pan and comes together in 35 minutes, which makes it one of the most practical weeknight dinners in any rotation.