Spicy Beef Poblano Bowls (perfect for meal prep!)
Made with a creamy yogurt sauce and spicy beef, this spicy poblano beef bowl recipe makes the perfect quick dinner or meal prep lunch.
Servings: 4
Calories: 743kcal
Ingredients
Beef:
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ yellow onion diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- ¾ teaspoon cumin ground
- ½ teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo
- 1 cup salsa of choice, 1 16oz jar
- 2 poblano peppers diced
Sauce:
- ¼ cup greek yogurt plain
- 1 tablespoon mayo
- ½ avocado
- 2 tablespoon lime juice or juice from ½ a lime
- ½ cup cilantro
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup water
- 2 cups cilantro lime protein rice
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and brown the 1 pound ground beef. Once almost done add the ½ yellow onion, 1 tbsp garlic, 2 poblano peppers, ¾ tsp cumin, and ½ tsp oregano.You can also start the cilantro lime rice or whatever rice you're making.
- While the beef cooks, make the sauce by blending together the ¼ cup greek yogurt, 1 tbsp mayo, ½ avocado, 2 tbsp lime juice, ½ cup cilantro, ½ tsp salt, and ¼ cup water as needed to thin out the sauce.
- When the beef is done add the 1 chipotle pepper in adobo, and 1 cup salsa. Stir to combine then reduce to low heat and simmer until the sauce has reduced.
- Plate up the rice with the beef and drizzle with sauce. Then enjoy!
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Notes
a few tips
- The water in the sauce is to make it a pourable consistency so feel free to add more or less depending on how thick you want your sauce.
- For this recipe, we don’t want to drain the fat because it holds the flavor from the spices. This is why it’s important to use a lean beef mixture.
- If you like your meat extra saucy, add a ¼ cup of water in addition to the salsa. I like to add the water to the salsa jar so that way I’m also getting every last drop of the salsa!
- For easier storing of the leftovers, I let everyone add their own sauce and don’t put it all over the beef.
- If the dish is too spicy, add fat. Either add more yogurt sauce when eating it OR add some olive oil or stir in Greek yogurt at the end (off of the heat) to mellow the spice and dilute it.
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Cooking is an experience unique to the user. That means you need to taste and adjust the seasoning of the dish at all stages. For this one, taste the beef before you add the salsa, then taste after the salsa and poblanos have cooked down, and taste the sauce before you serve it. Part of cooking is that everyone has slightly different taste buds. * for substitution options and more, scroll up to the post to view all your options.*Nutrition
Calories: 743kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 831mg | Potassium: 882mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 720IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 4mg