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Ground Beef Pepper Steak Rice Bowls

GROUND BEEF PEPPER STEAK RICE BOWLS

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 cup frozen diced peppers, thawed
  • 1/2 cup frozen diced onions, thawed

MARINADE

  • 3/4 cup beef broth or water
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons light brown sugar*
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoons garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

FOR SERVING

  • Cooked white rice**

Instructions

PREPARE MARINADE

  • In a mason jar or bowl mix together beef broth OR water, soy sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper.
  • DON’T ADD CORNSTARCH YET.

PREP GROUND BEEF

  • Add ground beef to a gallon resealable bag.
  • Season the ground beef with a pinch of salt and pepper
  • Add 1/2 cup of the marinade to ground beef.
  • Seal bag and mix marinade in the ground beef. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.

PREP VEGGIES

  • Add 1 cup frozen diced peppers and 1/2 cup frozen diced onions to a bowl to defrost.
  • If not using frozen veggies, dice and place in a small bowl, container or bag until ready to use.

MAKE MEAL

  • Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add ground beef mixture and thawed peppers and onions and cook, stirring until ground beef is cooked through.
  • Whisk cornstarch into reserve marinade until dissolved.
  • Stir marinade into ground beef.
  • Reduce heat to low or simmer for 1-2 minutes until sauce is heated through.
  • Season with additional salt to taste.

TO SERVE

  • Add rice to bowl and top with ground beef mixture

Notes

  • * If you adjust the brown sugar down to 3 tablespoons if you prefer it less sweet.
  • ** You can use cooked rice or cauliflower rice. Cook rice using your preferred cooking method, or use boil in a bag or minute rice.
  • To cook rice in Instant Pot add 2 cups rice with 2 cups water into Instant Pot. Cover and seal. Set time to 8 minutes. After it’s done, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes then manually release the remaining pressure.