This Ground Beef and Rice Skillet is a high protein meal full of vegetables with zucchini, bell pepper, onion, and diced tomatoes to keep you full. All made in one pan for easy meal prep.
Why You’ll Love Ground Beef and Rice Skillet
I love when I can prepare my protein, carb, and vegetables all in one pan! This Ground Beef and Rice Skillet makes a great meal prep meal. It has ground beef for protein, rice for carbs, and zucchini, bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes for lots of vegetables to get a variety of vitamins and minerals.
You’ll get 31 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber per serving. All the vegetables add volume, making each serving pretty large to keep you full.
Ingredients for Ground Beef and Rice Skillet
- Olive oil: healthy fats and polyphenols. Used to sauté the onion. Any cooking oil can be used.
- Onion: adds flavor and rich in antioxidants.
- Ground beef: the protein source. I prefer to use lean ground beef. You can use any ground meat you prefer.
- Garlic, paprika & cumin: add flavor.
- Bell pepper: provides vitamin C and B6, potassium, and fiber.
- Zucchini: contains a variety of nutrients, including fiber, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, and potassium.
- Diced tomatoes: are a good source of vitamin C, potassium, vitamin K1, and folate.
- Rice: the carb source to provide energy. I used white rice because it cooks faster. If you use brown rice, cooking time will be longer.
- Broth: adds flavor and the liquid needed to cook the rice.
How to Make Ground Beef and Rice Skillet
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook for about 3 minutes. Add ground beef. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to crumble into small pieces and brown meat.
Add garlic, paprika, and cumin. Stir to combine. Add zucchini, bell pepper, and diced tomatoes. Stir to combine and cook for about 5 minutes.
Add rice and beef broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Liquid should be absorbed and rice fully cooked.
Tips
- If you use brown rice, then cooking time will be longer.
- Mix up the vegetables. You can use the ground beef, rice, and broth as your base for the recipe and change up the vegetables to make it new each time you prepare it. Mushrooms and cauliflower would taste great!
- Optional to serve topped with cheese!
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Ground Beef and Rice Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 white onion
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 3 zucchini, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 1 cup white rice, dry
- 2 cups beef broth
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook for about 3 minutes. Add ground beef. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to crumble into small pieces and brown meat.
- Add garlic, paprika, and cumin. Stir to combine. Add zucchini, bell pepper, and diced tomatoes. Stir to combine and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add rice and beef broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Liquid should be absorbed and rice fully cooked.
Notes
- If you use brown rice, then cooking time will be longer.
- Mix up the vegetables. You can use the ground beef, rice, and broth as your base for the recipe and change up the vegetables to make it new each time you prepare it. Mushrooms and cauliflower would taste great!
- Optional to serve topped with cheese!
