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
- • 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. - • 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. - • 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. - • 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. - • 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. - • 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°.