This easy beef burrito bowl recipe is made all in one pot, and is the perfect quick dinner for busy weeknights for the whole family. Packed with savory ground beef, filling black beans and flavorful vegetables all on tender rice, this dish makes for easy meals and great leftovers the next day.
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Why We Love Easy Ground Beef Burrito Bowls
- All In One Pot – One pot dinners make less work for me and will for you too! You won’t be cleaning up for a long time with this meal, it’s an easy dinner idea to throw together fast.
- Easy To Customize With Toppings– Toppings can vary a lot for this recipe, and can easily customize this dish so everyone in your family has what they want which is my favorite part! Plus these easy beef burrito bowls are packed with burrito flavor that my family loves. Top your burrito bowl with your favorite toppings.
- Ingredients I Often Have In My Kitchen– I love staple meals where I don’t have to think too hard at the end of the day. Most of these ingredients I usually have on hand, which makes throwing together dinner fast and easy.
Ingredients For Beef Burrito Bowls
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ medium onion diced
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 pound ground beef – you can also use ground turkey instead of beef for this recipe, just make sure to cook it until it is no longer pink.
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 14.5 ounce tomatoes canned, diced or crushed with juice
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 15 ounces black beans canned, drained
- 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth low sodium, you can also use beef broth.
- 1 medium lime– fresh limes are a must, but lemon juice can be swapped in a pinch.
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
I will sometimes add an extra few pinches of chili powder to give the dish more flavor, but it depends on the taco seasoning you prefer.
How To Make Beef Burrito Bowls
- In a large 5-quart saute pan, heat one tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Place the onion and the garlic in the pan, heating and stirring until the onions begin to brown.
- Add the ground beef and cook until brown. Drain any excess fat in the pan from the beef.
- Add the rice, tomatoes, tomato paste, taco seasoning, corn, black beans, bell pepper and chicken broth to the pan and stir well. Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover the pan and bring the heat down to a simmer so that the entire edge of the pan is simmering. Cook for 18-20 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed by the rice and the rice is tender.
- Squeeze the juice from one lime over the entire dish and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste if needed.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top and cover. Allow it to sit for 1-2 minutes or until the cheese melts. Serve with your favorite garnishes in a bowl. Enjoy!
Burrito Bowl Variation Ideas
- Try Different Canned Tomatoes– Use tomatoes with green chilies or roasted tomatoes to add more flavor.
- Add Green Chilies– You can add green chili straight to the pot. I usually buy canned green chillis and will add between 2-4 ounces. Read labels carefully so you know if you have mild or hot chilies.
- Swap The Beans– Use pinto beans or kidney beans in an easy one to one swap. Or if you don’t enjoy beans you can leave them out altogether. If I was to leave out the beans I would double the corn or bell pepper.
- Use A Beef or Vegetable Broth– I tend to default to chicken broth, but you can use a beef or vegetable broth. You can also use the equivalent by rehydrating bullion or using a base like Better Than Bullion with water. (Try the roasted chicken or the sofrito variations!)
- Serve With Tortillas– While this is a burrito bowl recipe, you can serve this mixture in large tortillas to make burritos!
Buritto Bowl Topping Ideas!
- Avocado – or try my easy guacamole!
- Sour Cream
- Avocado Cream Sauce – This sauce is so good. I haven’t made it myself, but I have bought it at the grocery.
- Cilantro – Top with fresh cilantro to bring a little more freshness, or non-cilantro fans can add fresh parsley.
- Salsa – Use your favorite salsa, whether it be a mild pico de gallo, a hot salsa, a restaurant style smooth salsa, or something with a twist like a salsa verde, corn and black bean salsa or a pineapple salsa. Or sometimes I’ll even just add a few diced cherry tomatoes on top.
- Hot Sauce – Hot sauce lets you customize the heat level at the table giving more flavor while still satisfying picky eaters.
- Tortilla Strips– USe tortilla stipes or crushed tortilla chips to add a little crunch on top.
- Diced Onions- A little extra diced onion on top can give a little bit of crunch!
- Lettuce– Add some fresh greens on top, whether it be spinach, spring mix, romaine, cabbage, or whatever you happen to have on hand.
Recipe Substitution FAQ
You can substitute brown rice. I haven’t tried it with this recipe, but brown rice usually needs a little more liquid and cooked a little longer. I would add 1/4 cup more broth. I would expect brown rice to need about 45 minutes to cook fully.
Minute Rice doesn’t substitute cup for cup, unfortunately.
Minute rice needs a different amount of water, rice and a different cook time to make the same amount of rice as regular long-grained rice. You’ll likely end up with a really mushy dish.
Minute rice is great for serving dishes with a side of rice because it is fast, but not so great for swapping into a recipe like this. You would need to adjust a lot of ingredients amounts and the cook time to make this dish with Minute Rice.
Ground turkey or even ground chicken can easily be substituted in this recipe. Make sure the ground meat is cooked all the way through until it is no longer pink. If using pork I recommend draining any excess grease after cooking like you would do with beef.
You can use steak instead of ground beef, but I would recommend cooking the steak separately from the rice with this recipe to keep it from getting tough. Then add the steak to the top of the rice at the table to make steak burrito bowls.
Yes you can use chicken breast or chicken thigh. I recommend following the instructions for cooking chicken breast in my one pot cheesy chicken, broccoli and rice skillet recipe, and then continuing with the rice from this recipe to make a chicken burrito bowl version.
How Long Will Beef Burrito Bowls Last?
Expect the ground beef burrito bowls will last for about four days in the refrigerator when stored in a covered airtight container. This recipe is a great recipe to meal prep, as it tastes just as delicious as leftovers.
Ground Beef Burrito Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ medium onion diced
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup rice long grain
- 14.5 ounces tomatoes canned, diced or crushed with juice
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 15 ounces black beans canned, drained
- 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 1 medium lime
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a large 5-quart saute pan, heat one tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Place the onion and the garlic in the pan, heating and stirring until the onions begin to brown.
- Add the ground beef and cook until brown. Drain the grease from the beef.
- Add the rice, tomatoes, tomato paste, taco seasoning, corn, black beans, bell pepper and chicken broth to the pan and stir well. Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover the pan and bring the heat down to a simmer so that the entire edge of the pan is simmering. Cook for 18-20 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed by the rice and the rice is tender.
- Squeeze the juice from one lime over the entire dish and stir. Add salt and pepper if needed.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top and cover. Allow it to sit for 1-2 minutes or until the cheese melts. Serve with your favorite garnishes in a bowl. Enjoy!
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Comments & Reviews
Suzanne M Weaver says
This is delicious and so easy! I will definitely make this again!
Kristy Richardson says
So glad you enjoyed it Suzanne, and it was a great dinner 🙂