Chipotle Beef and Rice Bowls
Hearty Mexican bowls of spiced ground beef over rice with quick pickled onions and avocado.

Total
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 0.75 cup white rice
- 2 tbsp chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 cup canned diced tomatoes
- 0.5 red onion
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 avocado
- 0.25 cup cilantro
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 0.75 tsp salt
- 3 cloves garlic
Instructions
- 1
Cook white rice according to package directions.
- 2
Thinly slice the red onion and toss with lime juice and a pinch of salt; set aside to quick-pickle.
- 3
Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and sauté minced garlic for 30 seconds.
- 4
Add ground beef and cumin, breaking it up, and brown for 6-8 minutes.
- 5
Stir in chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and diced tomatoes; simmer 8-10 minutes until thickened.
- 6
Season with salt, then build bowls with rice, beef, pickled onions, sliced avocado, and chopped cilantro.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
640
32% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrate | 52 g |
| Fat | 32 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Sodium | 760 mg |
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