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Taco Rice Bowl

Taco rice bowls topped with sauteed peppers and onions, chopped romaine lettuce, black beans, cherry tomatoes, diced avocados, and seasoned ground beef.
This taco rice bowl has a base of rice, sauteed veggies, beans, and seasoned ground meat. Easily customize the bowls to include your favorite taco toppings. An easy recipe that's dairy free and gluten free with a plant based option.
Author: Lindsey Jenkins
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups white jasmine rice
  • 3 cups water or broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 2 medium bell peppers of choice thinly sliced
  • ½ medium white or yellow onion thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons taco seasoning divided
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 15 oz can black beans drained
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved or quartered
  • 2 cups chopped romaine or mixed greens
  • 1 avocado diced

Additional Toppings Of Choice (Optional)

Instructions

  • Cook the rice according to package directions. Keep warm.
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat with olive oil. Add the sliced bell peppers and onions. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning along with a pinch of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Remove from the heat and transfer to a covered bowl.
  • In the same skillet, cook the ground beef until no pink remains then add in tomato paste and the remaining 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning. Cook for 1-2 more minutes then transfer the beef to a covered bowl. Set aside.
  • Assemble the bowls with cooked rice, leafy greens, ground beef, sauteed bell peppers and onions, beans, and halved cherry tomatoes. Serve with any additional toppings like sour cream, guac, avocado, hot sauce, etc. Squeeze fresh lime juice over the top before serving if desired.

Notes

See the blog post for helpful tips, storage, and recipe FAQs.

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

No white rice? - use brown rice.
Make it plant based - use crumbled tofu instead of ground beef.
Add-ins - roasted sweet potatoes, crushed tortilla chips, fresh toppings such as pico de Gallo, guacamole, fresh cilantro, hot sauce, dairy free sour cream (could also use unsweetened plain yogurt or cashew cream), etc.