Recipe
Beef and Rice with Veggies
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2.5 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp each: cumin & black pepper
- 1 tsp each: onion powder & oregano
- 1 ¼ cups white rice
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 cups frozen veggies such as corn, peas, and carrot mixture
- 3 handfuls spinach
Directions
- Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add beef, cook until brown, breaking it up as you go.
- Add tomato paste, salt, pepper, onion powder, oregano, cumin and cayenne pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
- Turn heat down to medium. Add rice and beef broth, mix well. Add frozen veggies and then stir.
- Place lid on, lower heat to medium low so it’s simmering gently. Cook for 12 – 15 minutes (might even take longer) until all liquid is absorbed (tilt pot to check). The rice should be just cooked, but will be wet.
- Remove from heat. Quickly toss spinach on top of the rice and put the lid back on. Leave to rest for 10 minutes.
- Fluff rice and mix through wilted spinach with a fork.
