Cajun beef and veg rice bowl recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Make this Cajun beef and veg rice bowl for a quick, easy and healthy family dinner. With crispy mince and plenty of colourful veg cooked in spicy Cajun seasoning, this one-pan beef recipe is a stress-free way to feed the family.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
- 456 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 celery stick, finely chopped
- 3 large carrots, sliced into rounds
- 250g frozen sliced mixed peppers
- 4 spring onions, sliced, white and green parts separated
- 500g 5% fat beef mince
- 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 tsp tomato purée
- 2 x 250g packs ready-cooked long-grain rice
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1925kJ 456.0kcal
- Fat
- 12g
- Saturates
- 3g
- Salt
- 1.0g
- Sugars
- 13g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 53.1gProtein 32.8gFibre 8.3g
Method
- Heat the oil in a large, shallow casserole dish over a medium heat. Add the celery, carrots, peppers and white parts of the spring onions. Cook for 10 mins until the veg is starting to soften.
- Add the mince, season generously and cook for 10 mins until the mince is browned and beginning to go crispy.
- Add the Cajun seasoning and tomato purée; stir to coat the mince. Tip in the rice along with 4 tbsp of water. Stir to fully combine and heat until the rice is piping hot. Scatter over the remaining spring onion before serving.
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