Ground Beef and Rice Skillet (Budget-Friendly Dinner)
A hearty, one-pan dinner of seasoned ground beef and rice cooked together in a well-spiced tomato broth until the rice is fluffy and has absorbed all the savoury beef juices. Economical, filling, and deeply satisfying, this is weeknight cooking at its most practical — everything goes into a single pan, requires no pre-cooking of the rice, and produces a complete meal in under 35 minutes. A reliable, budget-friendly recipe that feeds a family generously from affordable ingredients.
- Time: 35 min
- Servings: 2
Source: TheRandomRecipe
Ingredients
- lean ground beef
- medium onion, finely diced
- garlic, minced
- red bell pepper, diced
- long-grain white rice, rinsed
- x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- beef stock
- tomato paste
- cumin
- smoked paprika
- garlic powder
- dried oregano
- Salt and black pepper
- Small handful fresh parsley or coriander, chopped