Beef Burrito Bowls

Beef Burrito Bowls

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, November 19, 2017.

We have included a chipotle sauce for adults to spice things up a little. Just drizzle a little on top of your burrito bowl.


Ingredients

Rice

  • 1½ cups brown rice
  • 2 cups water

Beef Burrito Bowls

  • ½ brown onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 tablespoon burrito spice mix
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • ½ cup beef stock
  • 400g pulled beef
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon brown sugar

Sour Cream

  • 125g sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons mild sweet chilli sauce (optional)

To Serve

  • 1/2 cos lettuce
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 cup grated cheese
  • 1-2 tablespoons chipotle sauce (optional, adults)

Steps

  1. Combine rice, water and a pinch of salt in a pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. While rice cooks, finely dice onion and grate carrot. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a fry-pan on mediumhigh heat. Cook onion and carrot for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add burrito spice mix and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  3. Add canned tomatoes, stock, pulled beef, soy sauce and sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes, breaking up beef with a wooden spoon, until meat is heated through and sauce has thickened. Season to taste.
  4. In a small bowl, mix sour cream with sweet chilli sauce (if using).
  5. Thinly slice lettuce and dice tomato.
  6. To serve, place ¾ cup cooked rice into each bowl. Top with pulled beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Drizzle with chipotle sauce (if using).

Nutritional Information

Energy 2005 kj
479 kcal
Protein 31.4g
Carbohydrate 48.2g
Fat 17.5g