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Cal Smart Tex-Mex Beef Bowls
High Protein
Quick
Under 650 Calories
Cal Smart Tex-Mex Beef Bowls

with Mexican-Inspired Corn Slaw and Wild Rice

5 min
Difficulty: 2/3
Mexican

Calorie Smart (650kcal or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie amount. Ingredients: Ground beef • Thaw-friendly corn (corn, modified vinegar) • Wild rice medley (parboiled rice, wild rice) • Red cabbage • Sour cream (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, modified cornstarch, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, microbial enzyme, bacterial culture, propylene glycol alginate, xanthan gum) (milk) • Feta cheese (pasteurized milk, partly skimmed milk, modified milk ingredients, water, salt, lipase, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, cellulose, potassium sorbate, lactic acid, natamycin, calcium chloride) (milk) • Tex mex paste (tomato paste, tomato blend (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), salt, water, vegetable oil, sugars (sugar, maltodextrin), chipotle peppers, onions, chili peppers, vinegar, smoked paprika, paprika oleoresin, modified corn starch, garlic powder, mustard, cocoa powder, rice vinegar, onion powder, seasoning, spices, herbs, natural flavour, xanthan gum, acetic acid) (mustard) • White wine vinegar (wine vinegar, potassium metabisulfite) (sulphites) • Mexican seasoning (spices, paprika powder, sugar (sugar, maltodextrin), salt, tomato powder, garlic powder, herbs, canola oil, silicon dioxide) • Green onion.

Allergens

Triticale
Sulphites
Mustard
Crustaceans
Peanuts
Tree nuts
Soy
May contain traces of allergens
Milk
Egg
Mustard
Wheat
Sulphites
Gluten
Sesame
Fish

Utensils

Whisk
Small Bowl
Large Non-Stick Pan
Medium Pot
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Strainer
Medium Bowl

Tags

High Protein
Dinner-bowls
Quick
Under 650 Calories
Latin-american-faves
Ingredients
Ground Beef

Ground Beef

250 g

Tex-Mex Paste

Tex-Mex Paste

1 tbsp

Mexican Seasoning

Mexican Seasoning

8 g

Corn Kernels

Corn Kernels

113 g

Red Cabbage, shredded

Red Cabbage, shredded

56 g

White Wine Vinegar

White Wine Vinegar

1 tbsp

Green Onion

Green Onion

1 unit(s)

Feta Cheese, crumbled

Feta Cheese, crumbled

0.25 cup

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

43 mL

Wild Rice Medley

Wild Rice Medley

0.5 cup

Oil*

Oil*

3.5 tsp

Pepper*

Pepper*

0.125 tsp

Salt*

Salt*

0.375 tsp

Preparation
1
Cook wild rice
  • Before starting, wash and dry all produce.
  • Using a strainer, rinse wild rice medly until water runs clear.
  • In a medium pot, stir together wild rice medley, 1 cup (2 cups) water and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt. Bring to a boil over high. 
  • Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook for 20-22 min, until rice is tender and water is absorbed.
  • Remove from heat. Set aside, still covered.
2
Prep and make slaw
  • Meanwhile, thinly slice green onion.
  • To a medium bowl, add 2 tsp (4 tsp) vinegar and 2 tsp (4 tsp) oil. (TIP: If you prefer a slightly sweeter dressing, add 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) sugar.)
  • Season with salt and pepper, then whisk until combined.
  • Add cabbage, then toss to combine.
3
Char corn
  • Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high.
  • While the pan heats, pat corn dry with paper towels.
  • When hot, add corn to the dry pan. Cook for 5 min, stirring occasionally, until dark brown in spots.
  • Add half the Mexican Seasoning. Cook for 15 sec, stirring often, until fragrant.
  • To the medium bowl with slaw, add corn, then toss to combine.
  • Carefully wipe the pan clean.
4
Cook beef
  • Return the same pan to medium-high.
  • When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then beef. Cook for 4-5 min, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains.**
  • Add Tex-Mex paste, remaining Mexican Seasoning and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) water.
  • Cook for 30 sec-1 min, stirring often, until fragrant and no longer watery.
  • Season with pepper.
5
Make crema
  • To a small bowl, add sour cream, remaining vinegar and 1 tsp (2 tsp) water.
  • Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
6
Finish and serve
  • To the pot with wild rice medley, add half the green onions. Fluff with a fork.
  • Divide wild rice medley between bowls. Top with slaw and beef.
  • Sprinkle feta and remaining green onions over top.
  • Dollop crema over bowls.
7

If you've opted to get beef, prep and cook in the same way the recipe instructs you to prep and cook turkey.**

Nutrition per serving

710

kcal

Calories

37

g

Fat

13

g

Saturated Fat

60

g

Carbohydrate

7

g

Sugar

4

g

Dietary Fiber

35

g

Protein

110

mg

Cholesterol

1310

mg

Sodium

1

g

Trans Fat

900

mg

Potassium

150

mg

Calcium

4

mg

Iron

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