Beef and Black Bean Rice Bowls
Everything in one pan and served in bowls, which children prefer anyway.
Ingredients
- Beef mince500 g
- Long grain rice300 g
- Tinned black beans400 g
- Tinned sweetcorn400 g
- Tomatoes250 g
- Capsicum200 g
- Brown onion150 g
- Ground cumin4 g
- Olive oil20 ml
Method
- Cook the rice and keep it covered.
- Brown the mince in the oil over high heat, then add the diced onion and capsicum and cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cumin and cook for 1 minute, then add the drained beans and sweetcorn and heat through.
- Season well and add a splash of water if the pan looks dry.
- Divide the rice between bowls, spoon the beef mixture over, and top with the diced fresh tomato.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Lentil and Black Bean Rice Bowls
- 440 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
No browning: soften the onion and capsicum in the oil first, then add the drained lentils with the beans and corn.
Vegan
Lentil and Black Bean Rice Bowls
- 440 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
No browning: soften the onion and capsicum in the oil first, then add the drained lentils with the beans and corn.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
AldiBest choiceno items missing · $13.22 of food
$28.63
54% spare
Colesno items missing · $13.49 of food · $0.27 more
$31.52
57% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $14.47 of food · $1.25 more
$32.02
55% spare
$3.31a serve
$3.31 a serve, cheapest at Aldi
About $13.22 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$26.17 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $3.98 more for bigger packs, 55% spare for later
AldiBest choice$13.22
no items missing
you'll pay $28.63 · 54% of it spare
Coles$13.49
no items missing · $0.27 more
you'll pay $31.52 · 57% of it spare
Woolworths$14.47
no items missing · $1.25 more
you'll pay $32.02 · 55% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$20.84
Beef mince
$12.98/kg
need 500 gJindurra Station 2 Star Beef Mince 500 g$6.49closest match
Aldi$12.98/kg$6.49·Woolworths$15.00/kg$15.00·Coles$15.00/kg$15.00
Long grain rice
$0.18/100g
need 300 gImperial Grain Long Grain Rice 2 kg$3.59closest match
Aldi$0.18/100g$3.59·Woolworths$0.18/100g$1.80·Coles$0.18/100g$1.80
Tinned black beans
$2.02/kg
need 400 gEl Tora Black Beans 420 g$0.85closest match
Aldi$2.02/kg$0.85·Woolworths$2.14/kg$0.90·Coles$2.10/kg$0.90
Tomatoes
$3.99/kg
need 250 g2 × Gourmet Tomatoes approx. 140 g$0.56closest matchreal special
Aldi$3.99/kg$0.56·Coles$4.90/kg$0.64·Woolworths~$7.26/kg$0.98
Olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 20 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
Buy at Coles$4.70
Tinned sweetcorn
$2.38/kg
need 400 gColes Simply Corn Kernels 420 g$1.00
Coles$2.38/kg$1.00·Woolworths$2.38/kg$1.00·Aldi$5.30/kg$2.65
Capsicum
$5.90/kg
need 200 gColes Red Capsicum Loose approx. 220 g$1.30real special
Coles$5.90/kg$1.30·Aldi$6.49/kg$1.62·Woolworths~$7.36/kg$1.73
Ground cumin
$0.10/10g
need 4 gMaharajah's Choice Ground Cumin Spice 250 g$2.40closest match
Coles$0.10/10g$2.40·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.63/10g$2.89
Buy at Woolworths$0.63
Brown onion
~$3.32/kg
need 150 gOnion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84