Cheesy Taco Rice

🥘 Ingredients

• 2% colby jack cheese
  85 g
• 96/4 lean ground beef
  16 oz
• beef bone broth
  240 g
• canned black beans
  240 g
• chili powder
  1/2 tsp
• cumin
  1/2 tsp
• diced green bell pepper
  120 g
• diced orange bell pepper
  120 g
• diced tomatoes with green chiles
  10 oz
• diced white onion
  150 g
• diced yellow bell pepper
  120 g
• frozen corn
  150 g
• long grain white rice
  185 g
• pinch of salt
• taco seasoning
  25 g
• tomato sauce
  227 g
• worcestershire sauce
  5 g

🍳 Cookware

• blender
• pan

1. 1

   Add all your Taco Bell sauce ingredients to a small blender and blend until smooth.
2. 2

   Add your 96/4 lean ground beef to a pan on medium-high (7/10). Flatten it out and cook for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes until a solid crust forms, then flip and cook another 2-3 minutes.

   96/4 lean ground beef: 16 oz
3. 3

   Chop the beef into small pieces (still slightly pink), then add frozen corn , diced orange bell pepper , diced yellow bell pepper , diced green bell pepper , and diced white onion . Cook until everything starts to soften.

   frozen corn: 150 g, diced orange bell pepper: 120 g, diced yellow bell pepper: 120 g, diced green bell pepper: 120 g, diced white onion: 150 g
4. 4

   Add taco seasoning , chili powder , cumin , a pinch of salt , and worcestershire sauce . Cook for 30-60 seconds until everything is sizzling and the seasoning is toasted.

   taco seasoning: 25 g, chili powder: 1/2 tsp, cumin: 1/2 tsp, pinch of salt, worcestershire sauce: 5 g
5. 5

   Add your drained canned black beans , stir, and cook for about 1 minute.

   canned black beans: 240 g
6. 6

   Add beef bone broth , diced tomatoes with green chiles , tomato sauce , and your rinsed long grain white rice . Stir and bring to a boil.

   beef bone broth: 240 g, diced tomatoes with green chiles: 10 oz, tomato sauce: 227 g, long grain white rice: 185 g
7. 7

   Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to 4/10. Cook for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes , stirring once halfway, until the rice is mostly done.
8. 8

   Remove the lid, increase the heat slightly, and cook another 3-5 minutes to evaporate excess liquid and finish the rice. Stir occasionally.
9. 9

   Once the rice is tender and the liquid is gone, turn off the heat. Add 2% colby jack cheese , cover, and let melt for 2-3 minutes. Top with the Taco Bell sauce, sliced jalapeños, sour cream, more low cal Taco Bell sauce, and fresh cilantro.

   2% colby jack cheese: 85 g