Fajita rice bowls recipe
Whip up a flavour fiesta in under 30 minutes! With peppers, beans and smoky beef our fajita rice bowl is sure to liven up your evening.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
- 712 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 300g long-grain rice, washed
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 400g beef mince
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 30g sachet fajita seasoning
- 1 medium or 2 small red onions, finely sliced
- 250g frozen sliced peppers
- 400g tin black beans, drained and rinsed
- 250g frozen peas
- 1 lime, zested and cut into 6 wedges
- 10g coriander, finely chopped, a few leaves reserved to serve
- 100ml 50% less fat crème fraîche
- 4 spring onions, finely sliced
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- Energy
- 2990kJ 712.0kcal
- Fat
- 24g
- Saturates
- 10g
- Salt
- 1.8g
- Sugars
- 9g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 83.0gProtein 35.1gFibre 11.0g
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Method
- Cook the rice to pack instructions. Heat ½ tbsp oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the mince, breaking up with a spoon, for 8-10 mins until golden and crisp. Drain off the excess fat. Add the garlic and fajita seasoning; fry for 2 mins more.
- Meanwhile, heat ½ tbsp oil in another frying pan. Fry the onions and peppers over a high heat for 4-6 mins until soft and piping hot. Stir in the black beans and cook for 2-3 mins to warm through.
- Boil the peas for 2-3 mins until defrosted, then drain and rinse for a few secs to cool. Put in a blender (or use a stick blender), season with pepper and squeeze in 2 lime wedges. Blend to a chunky guacamole; add 1 tbsp water to bring together, if needed. Stir the lime zest and coriander through the crème fraîche.
- Divide the rice between 4 bowls. Spoon over the crispy mince and the bean mixture. Add a dollop of the herby crème fraîche, the pea guacamole and the coriander leaves. Scatter with the spring onions and serve with a lime wedge for squeezing over.
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