Beef and Vegetables
This dish can be prepared in about 35 minutes and may be served for lunch or dinner.
- Prep: 7 min
- Cook: 28 min
- Total: 35 min
- Servings: 6
- Cuisine: American
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: $2.20/serving
Dietary
- Gluten-Free
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- Soy-Free
- Egg-Free
- Low-Sodium
- High-Protein
Tags
- quick
- healthy
- comfort food
- savory
- classic
- budget-friendly
Ingredients
- 4 cup water
- 2 cup rice (uncooked)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cup green beans (steamed)
- 1.5 cup corn kernels (fresh cooked)
- 1 can tomato sauce (no salt added, 15 ounces)
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- In a large pot, add water to rice and bring to a boil.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 15 minutes (do not remove the lid) until water is gone.
- While the rice is cooking, put ground beef in a large pan and cook over medium heat on the stove for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Drain fat.
- Let rice stand for about 3 minutes.
- Arrange rice on a platter like a doughnut ring.
- Set aside.
- Add green beans, corn kernels, tomato sauce, garlic powder, and onion powder to pan with meat.
- Cook until steaming hot.
- Pour into center of rice ring and serve.
Notes
Tip for cooking ground beef: The recommended safe minimum internal temperature for ground beef is 160 °F, as measured with a food thermometer.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 411
- Protein: 21.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 68.7 g
- Fat: 5.6 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Sodium: 64 mg
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Sugar: 6.8 g
- Cholesterol: 44 mg