44 min Serves 2 High proteinFamily friendly

Middle Eastern Spiced Beef and Chickpea Rice

Name: Middle Eastern Spiced Beef and Chickpea Rice
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 0.75 lb ground beef; 1 cup long-grain rice; 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 medium carrot, grated; 0.5 cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1.5 cups low-sodium beef broth; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 0.5 teaspoon ground coriander; 0.125 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoon black pepper; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 0.5 whole lemon; 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped; 0.25 cup plain yogurt

A fragrant Middle Eastern beef-and-rice dinner that directly matches your request, with warm spices and bright herb topping.

Ingredients

0.75 lbground beef

1 cuplong-grain rice

1 mediumyellow onion, finely chopped

2 clovesgarlic, minced

1 mediumcarrot, grated

0.5 cupchickpeas, drained and rinsed

1.5 cupslow-sodium beef broth

1 teaspoonground cumin

0.5 teaspoonground coriander

0.125 teaspoonground cinnamon

0.25 teaspoonblack pepper

0.5 teaspoonsalt

1 tablespoonolive oil

0.5 wholelemon

2 tablespoonsfresh parsley, chopped

0.25 cupplain yogurt (optional)

Steps

Step 1 of 6

Rinse the rice under cool water until it runs mostly clear. Pat the ground beef dry if needed, and gather the spices.

Step 2 of 6

Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion for 4 minutes until softened, then stir in the garlic, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and pepper for 30 seconds.

Step 3 of 6

Add the ground beef and salt. Break it up with a spoon and cook until browned with no pink remaining, about 6 minutes; spoon off excess fat if needed.

Step 4 of 6

Stir in the grated carrot, chickpeas, and rinsed rice, coating the grains in the beef and spice mixture.

Step 5 of 6

Pour in the beef broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 17–18 minutes, until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed. Let stand covered for 5 minutes.

Step 6 of 6

Fluff the rice gently with a fork, squeeze lemon over the top, and scatter with parsley. Serve with a spoonful of yogurt if desired.

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All steps

1Rinse the rice under cool water until it runs mostly clear. Pat the ground beef dry if needed, and gather the spices.
2Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion for 4 minutes until softened, then stir in the garlic, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and pepper for 30 seconds.
3Add the ground beef and salt. Break it up with a spoon and cook until browned with no pink remaining, about 6 minutes; spoon off excess fat if needed.
4Stir in the grated carrot, chickpeas, and rinsed rice, coating the grains in the beef and spice mixture.
5Pour in the beef broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 17–18 minutes, until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed. Let stand covered for 5 minutes.
6Fluff the rice gently with a fork, squeeze lemon over the top, and scatter with parsley. Serve with a spoonful of yogurt if desired.

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