Mexican Rice Bowl
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Mexican Rice Bowl is packed with healthy veggies, black beans, and lots of colorful treats that are ready to party! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo, or any time you want a delicious vegetarian meal. It's a fiesta waiting to happen!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Is it Cinco de Mayo yet? Let's celebrate with a Mexican Rice Bowl! It's loaded with black beans, carrots, broccoli, peppers and avocado on top of jasmine rice. Add a little salsa or hot sauce, and you're ready to party!
Team it up with a Blueberry Sriracha Margarita, and a FIESTA is bound to happen. Or, serve it alongside Salsa Verde Burritos, Tajin inspired Baja Chicken Tacos and Mexican Cauliflower Rice for a fiesta themed party your friends will never forget!
Ingredient Notes
Rice bowls are all the rage right now, and here's why...
- easy to make a nutritious meal
- simple to get on the table in a hurry
- add whatever you have in there and it tastes amazing!
For this Mexican rice bowl, all you need is jasmine rice, broccoli florets, onion, carrot, sweet red peppers, salsa, avocado, black beans and green onion.
Add a little olive oil, garlic and salt for good measure. Hot sauce is optional, but highly recommended!
How To Make A Mexican Rice Bowl
1 - Throw some onion and olive oil in a large skillet with broccoli and carrots. Any veggies will do, but those were handy in my fridge, so I grabbed them first. Sauté over high heat for a few minutes.
2 - Next, add salsa for flavor, then allow veggies to simmer.
3 - To assemble, layer the veggies over rice. Top everything off with black beans, sweet pepper slices, diced avocado, and green onions to garnish.
Serving Ideas
Variation: The base for this bowl is jasmine rice, but you could substitute brown rice if desired.
How to Serve: This rice bowl can be served alone or as a side dish for poultry and fish. It's perfect for Meatless Mondays, or any day in between.
Recipe FAQS
Absolutely! You can put anything in this rice bowl that you love, including veggies like zucchini, squash, tomatoes and sprouts. The sky is the limit!
My favorite salsa is the kind I make in my blender with tomatoes, cilantro, onion, cumin, fresh lime and salt. But, you can use a fresh salsa from your local deli, or salsa in a jar if that's all you can find.
This dish is perfect if you want to keep it strictly vegetarian, but it's also great topped with grilled chicken, fish, pork or beef.
Storing Leftovers
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Freeze without avocado for up to 3 months.
More Rice Bowls to Try
Looking for more rice bowl recipes? Try one of these yummy recipes when you need dinner ready in a jiffy.
- Sesame Chicken Rice Bowl
- Beef Tenderloin Rice Bowl
- Jerk Chicken Rice Bowl
- Crispy Honey Sesame Chicken
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Mexican Rice Bowl
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Ingredients
- 2 cups white jasmine rice cooked
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- ½ small onion diced
- 1 carrot diced
- 2 small sweet red peppers
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- ¼ tsp. garlic minced
- dash of salt
- ½ cup salsa
- 1 avocado diced
- ½ cup canned black beans drained
- 2 Tbsp. green onions chopped
- dash of hot sauce optional
Instructions
- Cook the rice as directed on package and set aside. Add a dash of salt and keep warm.2 cups white jasmine rice
- In a skillet on high heat, saute' broccoli, onion, carrot, and one of the peppers in a skillet with olive oil.1 cup broccoli florets, ½ small onion, 1 carrot, 2 small sweet red peppers, 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Cook for at least 3 minutes on high, or until veggies are tender but still crisp.
- Add garlic and salt. Stir.¼ tsp. garlic, dash of salt
- Turn heat to medium and add salsa, stirring frequently.½ cup salsa
- Reduce to simmer.
- Divide rice into two separate bowls.
- Divide contents of skillet and pour over rice.
- Divide black beans and diced avocado, sprinkle on top.1 avocado, ½ cup canned black beans
- Dice the other red pepper and sprinkle on top.2 small sweet red peppers
- Sprinkle the entire dish with chopped green onions.2 Tbsp. green onions
- Add a dash or two of hot sauce if you like it spicy.dash of hot sauce
Notes
- Make it sassy! Add more toppings like shredded cheese, roasted corn, and sour cream if desired.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is an auto generated estimate.
Love rice bowls, and this one is so good. Ole!
Me too, Carol! They're so yummy!
Totally going to try this!