Ground Beef Pepper Steak Rice Bowls
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
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.