Description
This High Protein Beef and Rice Bowl is an easy dinner perfect for weeknight meals. Packed with protein and fiber, it makes a great family dinner that is both satisfying and quick to prepare.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups cooked rice or 1 cup uncooked
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- pinch chili flakes
- ½ onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small can kidney beans drained and rinsed well
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- ¼ cup tamari
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ red bell pepper diced
- ½ zucchini diced
- 1 fistful arugula or spinach
- 1 fistful cilantro roughly chopped
Instructions
- Prepare the rice following the package instructions.
- Heat olive oil and chili flakes in a large pan over medium heat until fragrant.
- Add the diced onion and cook until it becomes translucent.
- Incorporate the ground beef and break it up with a sturdy spatula, cooking until no pink remains.
- Stir in the minced garlic and season the beef with salt and cracked pepper.
- While the beef cooks, whisk together sriracha, maple syrup, tamari, and sesame oil in a small bowl to make the sauce.
- Add kidney beans, zucchini, and red bell pepper to the beef mixture and cook until the vegetables soften, seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.
- Pour the sauce over the mixture and stir well to combine all flavors.
- Toss in arugula and cilantro, mixing everything thoroughly.
- Serve the beef mixture over the cooked rice divided into bowls.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Meal Prep
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Canadian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 680kcal
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 1688mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g + 11g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 77g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 48g
- Cholesterol: 94mg