Description
Weeknight Mediterranean Beef Bowls are vibrant, balanced meals featuring jasmine rice with chickpeas, seasoned ground beef, fresh vegetables, creamy hummus, tangy pickled onions, and feta. Ready in under 40 minutes for a healthy dinner.
Ingredients
2 mini cucumbers, sliced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
1½ cups chicken stock or bone broth
1 cup dry jasmine rice, rinsed well
Kosher salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
1 (14-oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tsp olive oil
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp dried dill
1 cup hummus (or more to taste)
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese (or more to taste)
Chopped parsley and chives, for topping
Pickled onions, for topping
Instructions
- Slice cucumbers and quarter tomatoes; set aside.
- In a saucepan, bring chicken stock to boil. Add rice, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook 10–15 minutes until liquid is absorbed. Stir in chickpeas and keep warm.
- Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Season beef with salt and pepper. Sear on one side, flip, then crumble with spoon. Add garlic powder, oregano, and dill. Cook until browned and fat rendered. Adjust seasoning.
- In serving bowls, spread 3 tablespoons hummus. Add rice and chickpeas, then beef.
- Top with cucumbers, tomatoes, pickled onions, feta, parsley, and chives. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Vegetarian option: use spiced lentils or falafel instead of beef.
- Swap rice for quinoa, bulgur, or couscous.
- Add roasted vegetables like peppers or zucchini.
- Try different proteins like lamb, chicken, or turkey.
- Spice it up with harissa or crushed red pepper.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
