{"id":36283,"date":"2026-02-02T10:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/?p=36283"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:47:18","slug":"15-minute-paprika-spiced-beef-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2026\/02\/02\/15-minute-paprika-spiced-beef-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"15-Minute Paprika-Spiced Beef Bowl\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fuel your busy lifestyle with this High Protein, plant-packed recipe \u2013 at least 40g of protein per serve plus 7+ plants to support gut health. Ready in minutes, this winner of a dinner ticks every box!\u00a0Lean beef mince\u00a0is cooked with Mediterranean spices and served with a fresh feta & olive salad\u00a0that’s\u00a0exploding with flavour from delights like olives,\u00a0feta\u00a0and a premade Mediterranean-style dressing!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Servings <\/span>4<\/span><\/div>\n
Total Time <\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Ingredients<\/h3>

Beef<\/h4>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> oil<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> carrot<\/span><\/li>
  • 500<\/span> grams<\/span> lean beef mince<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> cornflour<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> lemon pepper<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> paprika<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/2<\/span> tsp<\/span> Italian herbs<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> chicken stock<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    Greek Salad<\/h4>
    • 2<\/span> cans<\/span> lentils<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> telegraph cucumber<\/span><\/li>
    • 2<\/span> tomatoes<\/span><\/li>
    • 175<\/span> grams<\/span> feta cheese<\/span><\/li>
    • 70<\/span> grams<\/span> mixed olives<\/span><\/li>
    • 100<\/span> grams<\/span> baby leaf lettuce<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

      Greek Dressing<\/h4>
      • 1\/2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> olive oil<\/span><\/li>
      • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> water<\/span><\/li>
      • 1<\/span> lemon<\/span> juiced<\/span><\/li>
      • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> wholegrain mustard<\/span><\/li>
      • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> honey<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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        Instructions<\/h3>
        • Prep & Cook Beef: <\/strong>Heat oil in a\u00a0frypan\u00a0on high heat. Grate carrot and add to pan with mince. Cook for about 4 minutes, until starting to brown. Reduce heat to medium and add cornflour, spices and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 4 minutes, until thick and mince\u00a0is\u00a0cooked through. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Make Salad: <\/strong>Meanwhile drain and rinse lentils. Dice cucumber and tomato 2cm and crumble feta.\u00a0\u00a0Place all in a bowl with remaining salad ingredients and toss to coat.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Make\u00a0Dressing: <\/strong>Mix Greek Dressing ingredients into a small bowl, pour over salad.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Serve: <\/strong>Portion beef out with salad.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Tip: <\/strong>if\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0short on time you can use a store-brought Mexican spice mix for the beef.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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          <\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories: <\/span>482<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Fuel your busy lifestyle with this High Protein, plant-packed recipe \u2013 at least 40g of protein per serve plus 7+ plants to support gut health. Ready in minutes, this winner of a dinner ticks every box!\u00a0Lean beef mince\u00a0is cooked with Mediterranean spices and served with a fresh feta & olive salad\u00a0that’s\u00a0exploding with flavour from delights […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":36284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2353,2361,2377,2368,2832,2379,2374],"tags":[1852,1745,1853,1790,1848],"class_list":["post-36283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-fresh-start","category-freshstart","category-nutrition","category-protein","category-quick-easy","category-recipes","tag-food","tag-fresh-start","tag-inspiration","tag-lunch","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36287,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36283\/revisions\/36287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}