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Balanced Greek beef bowl with brown rice and yoghurt

This bowl brought to you by Bargain Box has everything you want for your weeknight dinner – brown rice, flavourful lemony Greek beef mince and an array of veggies. Finished off with a dollop of yoghurt.

Bowls of Greek beef with brown rice and yoghurt
SERVES4
TIME TO MAKE30 - 45 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE30 - 45 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner

Method

Boil it  

  1. Bring a pot of water to the boil.  
  2. Add rice to pot of boiling water (brown rice needs a lot of water so make sure you have plenty in the pot). 
  3. Boil, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, until grains are tender. 
  4. Drain well through a sieve.  

Cook it  

  1. Dice onion 1cm.  
  2. Heat oil in a pan on high heat.  
  3. Cook onion for 2 minutes, until soft.  
  4. Add measure of Moroccan spices, beef and a pinch of salt and cook for 5 minutes, until brown.  
  5. Add tomato passata/canned tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Turn heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, until thick.  

Chop it 

  1. Toss cabbage and vinegar together in a bowl.  
  2. Cut cucumber in half lengthways and thinly slice.  
  3. Cut tomato into wedges.  

Eat it 

  1. Divide rice, beef, cabbage, cucumber, and tomato between bowls.  
  2. Drizzle over yoghurt.  

Dig in! 

  • 1 1/2 
    brown rice
  • 1/2 
    brown onion
  • 2 tsp
    oil
  • 2 tsp
    Moroccan seasoning
  • 600 g
    beef mince
  • 1 cup
    tomato passata or canned tomatoes
  • 2 cups
    red cabbage, sliced
  • 2 tsp
    vinegar
  • telegraph cucumber
  • tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup
    plain yoghurt
Per serve
  • Energy
    2732kJ
  • Total Fat
    23.9g
  • Saturated Fat
    8.9g
  • Total Carbohydrate
    69.6g
  • Sugars
    10.9g
  • Protein
    38.5g
  • Sodium
    612mg