Garlic Chili Beef and Rice Bowl

This bowl is all about getting a fast, high-protein dinner on the table with almost no cleanup. Ground beef gets cooked down with lots of garlic and red pepper flakes until it's crispy in spots, then piled over a pack of microwave rice and finished with a squeeze of lime. It's a one-pan dinner that tastes like way more effort than it actually takes.

Ingredients

• 1 lbground beef
• 4 clovesgarlic, minced, or 2 tsp jarred minced garlic
• 1 tspred pepper flakes
• 2 pouchesmicrowave rice pouches
• 1 wholelime, cut into wedges
• 0.5 tspsalt
• 0.25 tspblack pepper
• 1 tbspoil

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and break it up with a spoon.
2. Cook the beef, stirring occasionally, until browned and crispy in spots, about 7 minutes. 7:00
3. Stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper. Cook for 1 more minute until the garlic smells fragrant. 1:00
4. Microwave the rice pouches according to the package instructions. 1:30
5. Divide the rice between bowls, top with the spicy beef, and squeeze lime wedges over the top before serving.