🌶️ Tex-Mex Ground Beef and Rice Skillet

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Ground beef, rice, bell pepper, corn and tomato cooked together with chili and cumin, topped with melted cheddar. All in one skillet.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 823 calories per serving💪 44 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 10.5 oz (300 g) ground beef
  • 2/3 cup (140 g) long-grain white rice
  • 1 2/3 cups (400 ml) beef broth
  • 7 oz (200 g) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 medium (5 oz) red bell pepper
  • 3/4 cup (3.5 oz) corn kernels
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1/2 cup (1.75 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • to taste salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Chop the onion and bell pepper. Heat the oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Brown the beef with the onion and pepper for 6 to 7 minutes, breaking it up. Drain the excess fat.
  3. Stir in the chili powder, cumin and salt, then the rice, and cook for 1 minute.
  4. Add the crushed tomatoes and broth, bring to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
  5. Stir in the corn, sprinkle the cheddar on top, cover for 2 minutes until melted and serve.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

823
calories
44 g
protein
83 g
carbs
35 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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