Sweet Chili Beef & Green Bean Bowls with Jasmine Rice, Crispy Onions & Cilantro

Good news, friends: The path to sweet-and-savory dinner bliss is only 20 minutes away! In this recipe, ground beef and green beans are coated in a sumptuous sweet chili sauce, then topped with fresh cilantro and crispy fried onions. Everything comes together over a bed of fluffy rice. The results? A symphony of flavors and textures so delicious, you might just lick the plate.

Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 servings 4 servings
  • 0.75 cups jasmine rice
  • 6 oz green beans
  • 1 lime
  • 0.25 oz cilantro
  • 10 oz ground beef
  • 4 tbsp sweet soy glaze
  • 1 oz sweet thai chili sauce
  • 1 crispy fried onions
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 tsp cooking oil
  • 0.5 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1.5 cup jasmine rice
  • 12 oz green beans
  • 1 lime
  • 0.25 oz cilantro
  • 20 oz ground beef
  • 8 tbsp sweet soy glaze
  • 2 oz sweet thai chili sauce
  • 2 crispy fried onions
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 tsp cooking oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. • In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups
    water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and
    a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then
    cover and reduce to a low simmer.
    Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.
    • Keep covered off heat until ready
    to serve.
  2. • Meanwhile, wash and dry produce.
    • Trim green beans if necessary; cut
    crosswise into 2-inch-long pieces.
    Quarter lime. Pick cilantro leaves from
    stems; roughly chop leaves.
  3. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over
    medium-high heat. Add beef*;
    season with salt and pepper. Using
    a spatula, press into an even layer.
    Cook, undisturbed, until browned on
    bottom, 3-4 minutes.
    • Break up meat into pieces and
    continue cooking until beef is cooked
    through, 2-4 minutes more. TIP: If
    there’s excess grease in your pan,
    carefully pour it out.
  4. • While beef cooks, in a medium
    microwave-safe bowl, add green
    beans and a splash of water; cover
    bowl with plastic wrap. Microwave
    until tender, 1-2 minutes. TIP: No
    microwave? No problem! Steam green
    beans in a small pot with a splash of
    water until just tender, 5-7 minutes.
    • Carefully drain any excess water.
  5. • To pan with beef, stir in cooked green
    beans, chili sauce, 2½ TBSP sweet
    soy glaze (be sure to measure), 1 TBSP
    butter, and ½ tsp sugar. (For 4 servings,
    use 5 TBSP sweet soy glaze, 2 TBSP
    butter, and 1 tsp sugar.) Cook, stirring,
    until beef mixture is thoroughly coated,
    1-2 minutes.
    • Remove from heat and stir in a
    squeeze of lime juice to taste.
  6. • Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP
    butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Season
    with salt and pepper.
    • Divide rice between bowls and top
    with stir-fry. Sprinkle with crispy fried
    onions and chopped cilantro. Serve
    with any remaining lime wedges on
    the side.
    Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.