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Smoky Beef Bean Rice with Lime and Yoghurt

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A one-pan beef, black bean, pepper, and sweetcorn rice dinner finished with lime yogurt for a bright family-friendly bowl.

35 min620 kcal4 base servingsFamily FriendlyOne PanRice
ContainsMilk
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Focus ingredients: beef mince, black beans, rice

Dietary fit: No diet tags added for this recipe yet

Serving tip: Keep the yogurt separate for anyone who prefers a plain bowl, and add extra lime at the table.

Smoky Beef Bean Rice plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 500g beef mince
  • 300g rice
  • 1 tin black beans
  • 2 red pepper
  • 200g sweetcorn
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 2 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 700ml beef stock
  • 1 lime
  • 150g Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

You'll also need

wide lidded frying pan, chopping board, knife, grater

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Smoky Beef Bean Rice cooking step 1: Prep the vegetables.
    Step 1

    Prep the vegetables

    Deseed the red peppers and cut them into small chunks. Drain and rinse the black beans, then finely grate the lime zest and cut the lime in half.

    6 min
  2. Smoky Beef Bean Rice cooking step 2: Brown the beef.
    Step 2

    Brown the beef

    Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wide lidded frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the beef mince and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned with no large pink patches left. Hold back extra salt and black pepper until the final taste check.

    6 min
  3. Smoky Beef Bean Rice cooking step 3: Build the flavour.
    Step 3

    Build the flavour base

    Stir in the peppers, tomato puree, mild chilli powder, and lime zest. Cook for 3 minutes until the peppers start to soften and the tomato puree darkens slightly on the base of the pan.

    3 min
  4. Smoky Beef Bean Rice cooking step 4: Simmer the rice.
    Step 4

    Simmer the rice

    Stir in the rice, black beans, sweetcorn, and beef stock. Bring to a steady simmer, cover with a lid, then cook over a medium-low heat for 15 minutes until the rice is tender and most of the stock has been absorbed.

    15 min
  5. Smoky Beef Bean Rice cooking step 5: Rest and fluff.
    Step 5

    Rest and fluff

    Turn off the heat and leave the covered pan to stand for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork, check it is piping hot throughout, and squeeze over half the lime juice.

    5 min
  6. Smoky Beef Bean Rice cooking step 6: Serve with lime yogurt.
    Step 6

    Serve with lime yogurt

    Mix the Greek yogurt with the remaining lime juice and a pinch of salt. Spoon the smoky beef, bean, and rice mixture into bowls, then add a spoonful of lime yogurt at the table. Taste once everything is assembled, then add a little salt and black pepper only if needed.

    3 min