Beef & Black Bean Rice Bowl
Dinner · Latin American · Ready in 35 min · Serves 1
Seasoned ground beef with black beans, brown rice, and peppers. Budget-friendly bulking meal with exceptional iron density.

Per serving
- Calories
- 640
- Protein
- 40 g
- Carbs
- 64 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 8 g
Vitamins and minerals, % of a day’s needs
- Iron58%
- Vitamin D1%
- B12202%
- Zinc131%
- Magnesium44%
- Omega-321%
- Folate49%
- Calcium12%
- Potassium36%
- Vitamin C145%
- Riboflavin35%
Worked out from the ingredients. How we work out our numbers
Ingredients
- 220 g Ground beef (95% lean)
- 150 g Canned black beans (drained)
- 120 g Brown rice (cooked)
- 100 g Red bell pepper
- 80 g Onion
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 tsp Ground cumin
- 8 ml Olive oil
Method
- 1
If using dried rice, cook 60g brown rice with 180ml water for 20 minutes. Fluff with fork.
- 2
Dice 100g red bell pepper and 80g onion. Mince 2 garlic cloves.
- 3
Heat 8ml olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add diced onion and bell pepper, cook for 5 minutes until softened.
- 4
Add minced garlic and 1 tsp cumin, cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Add 220g ground beef and cook, breaking apart with a spoon, for 8-10 minutes until cooked through.
- 5
Drain 150g canned black beans and stir into the beef mixture. Cook for 3 minutes until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
- 6
Mound 120g cooked brown rice in a bowl. Top with beef and black bean mixture. Drizzle with any pan juices.





