Ground Beef and Rice with Veggies

Name: Ground Beef and Rice with Veggies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef, lean; 1 red capsicum/ bell pepper, diced; 1 1/4 cups long grain white rice, uncooked; 2 cups beef broth, low sodium; 2 cups diced frozen veggies; 3 big handfuls baby spinach (3 oz.), or other leafy greens; 2 tbsp. olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 1/2 tbsp. tomato paste; 1 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp EACH cumin, black pepper; 1 tsp each onion powder, dried oregano; 1 dried bay leaf; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

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Ground Beef and Rice with Veggies

Recipe by GenevaWatsonCourse: DinnerCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Total time

hour

minutes

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef, lean
1 red capsicum/ bell pepper, diced

1 1/4 cups long grain white rice, uncooked
2 cups beef broth, low sodium
2 cups diced frozen veggies

3 big handfuls baby spinach (3 oz.), or other leafy greens
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced
2 1/2 tbsp. tomato paste
1 1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp EACH cumin, black pepper
1 tsp each onion powder, dried oregano
1 dried bay leaf

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

Heat oil in large pot over high heat. Add onion, capsicum and garlic, and fry for 1 minute.

Add ground beef and cook until brown, crumbling as you cook.
Stir in tomato paste, salt, pepper, onion powder, oregano, cumin and cayenne pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
Reduce heat to medium. Stir in rice and beef broth until well combine. Add frozen veggies and bay leaf, then stir.

Cover with a lid, reduce heat to medium low and cook for 12 – 15 minutes until all liquid is absorbed and rice is just cooked, but still wet.
Remove from heat. Quickly toss spinach on top of the rice and put lid back on. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
Fluff rice and mix through wilted spinach with a fork. Adjust salt, if desired.

Serve!