Ok friends, the protein bowl revolution is still underway! The third installment in this series is the Easy Beef Taco Protein Bowl! Each of these protein bowls can be served for lunch or dinner and provide plenty of protein, healthy fats, a small helping of carbohydrates, and will keep you satiated until your next meal. They also have common ingredients you can prep ahead of time and use all week!
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The Easy Beef Taco Protein Bowl:
I know I mentioned this in the last two posts but must reiterate, I really struggle with lunch. For me, breakfast is easy, dinner is a cinch, but literally everyday I am like “what do I want for lunch???” These protein bowls save me from the decision making. I prep the rice and dressings ahead of time and pop them together with minimal cooking. They keep me on the healthy eating track as each is high in protein and healthy fats, and contain limited unrefined carbohydrates. So what is in the Easy Beef Taco Protein Bowl? Let’s get to it…grass fed ground beef, sliced cherry tomatoes, half and avocado, short grain brown rice, baby arugula, a shredded carrot and last but not least red pickled onions. This beautiful bowl is dressed with a simple olive oil and lime juice dressing. It’s got all the flavor profiles, savory (ground beef), sour (lime juice), sweet (pickled onions), and thanks to my favorite Redmond Taco Seasoning, lots of spicy flavor! ( Redmond Taco Seasoning does not contain sugar, gluten, artificial flavors or colors and is no processed table salt, only unrefined, ancient sea salt which is cleaner, healthier, and contains 60+ trace minerals.)
Let’s Talk About The Health Benefits of this Lunch Bowl:
The ground beef is high with protein, 20 grams to be exact, so awesome! The avocado and olive oil provide you with heathy Omega 9 fats that help the brain and the heart. The arugula (or baby greens), carrots, tomatoes, lime juice and brown rice offer vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. And finally, the red pickled onions not only add color and flavor, they help with digestion by boosting beneficial gut bacteria, and they are a natural anti inflammatory! If you are worried about investing in a jar of pickled onions, don’t be, they will be included in almost all the protein bowl recipes I share. Winning all around!
The Dressing for this Easy Beef Taco Protein Bowl:
The dressing I use for this bowl is very simple: olive oil, fresh lime juice, sea salt, and pepper. That’s it! I drizzle it over everything except the beef.
If You Want to Eat Protein Bowls All Week …just do a little meal prep!
I like to make more rice and dressing than I need for one bowl because several of the bowl recipes in this series will have a few of the same ingredients, so it only makes sense to batch cook the rice and double, triple or quadruple the dressing. I cook a whole pound of ground beef placing the leftovers in the fridge or freezer to use again throughout the week! Cook once, eat several times is my motto!
Want More protein Bowl Recipes?
Try my Chicken Protein Bowl!
What you need: red pickled and Redmond Taco Seasoning.
These protein bowl series is meant to free up your time. Please cook more rice and more ground beef than you need ahead of time so you can use it the rest of the week! If you prep in advance this meal will take about 10 minutes to put together.
Course:
dinner, lunch
Keyword:
#easy dinner, easy lunch recipe, protein bowl, taco bowl
Servings: 1 serving
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1/3
cup
cooked short grain brown rice (preferably cooked ahead in a large batch to last you several days) -
1
pound
grass fed ground beef (you will use a 1/2 cup in this recipe and save the rest for future meals) - desired amount of taco seasoning (I use redmond)
-
1
tablespoon
good quality olive oil -
1
tablsepoon
fresh lime juice - sea salt and pepper to taste
- small handful baby arugula (or other lettuce)
-
1/3
cup
sliced cherry tomatoes -
1
carrot, grated -
2
tablespoons
pickled red onions -
1/2
a ripe avocado, sliced and scooped out of skin - tabasco sauce (optional)
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If you have already prepped your rice and ground beef, re-heat and place in bowl. If not, begin cooking the rice to package instructions. Add ground beef to a pan and cook using a spatula to separate meat. Add as much taco seasoning as you like.
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White meat and rice cook, make dressing by whisking together olive oil, lime juice, sea salt and pepper, set aside.
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When rice and beef are ready: add arugula, tomatoes, avocado, onions, and grated carrot to a bowl. Add rice and ground beef. Drizzle dressing over everything except the beef. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve!
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Place extra rice and beef in the fridge for later use. You can also freeze the ground beef if you want to save it for more than a week.
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