Tex-Mex Beef & Bell Pepper Grain Bowls

🥘 Ingredients

• Mexican spice blend
  2 tbsp
• Tex-Mex paste
  2 unit
• blue corn tortilla chips
  3 oz
• cooking oil
• green bell pepper
  2 unit
• ground beef
  20 oz
• guacamole
  1/2 c
• hot sauce
  2 tsp
• microwavable grain blend
  2 unit
• pepper
• salt
• sour cream
  6 tbsp
• sugar
  ½ tsp

🍳 Cookware

• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, core, and thinly slice green bell pepper into strips. Crush blue corn tortilla chips in their bag.

   green bell pepper: 2 unit, blue corn tortilla chips: 3 oz
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan (for 4 servings, use a large, high-sided pan) over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add bell pepper, Mexican spice blend , and sugar (1 tsp for 4). Stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper begins to soften and beef is cooked through, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Tip: If there's excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.

   cooking oil, ground beef: 20 oz, Mexican spice blend: 2 tbsp, sugar: ½ tsp
3. 

   3

   Stir in Tex-Mex paste until combined. Cook, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper is tender, ⏱️ 3 minutes more. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

   Tex-Mex paste: 2 unit, salt, pepper
4. 

   4

   Meanwhile, gently massage microwavable grain blend in package to break up grains. Partially open package; microwave for ⏱️ 90 seconds . Tip: Microwave times may vary—be careful when handling and opening package. Divide grain blend between bowls. Top with Tex-Mex beef. Garnish with sour cream , tortilla chips, and guacamole . Serve with hot sauce on the side.

   microwavable grain blend: 2 unit, sour cream: 6 tbsp, guacamole: 1/2 c, hot sauce: 2 tsp
5. 5

   Ground Meat is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.