15-Minute Steak Bowl Recipe – by Gastro Guru

Easy and flavorful, these steak bowls make the right weeknight dinner. That includes juicy garlic butter seared steak served alongside fluffy rice and recent veggies, every thing comes collectively in underneath quarter-hour.

Dinner bowls are at all times successful in my home as a result of they hit all of the meals teams, pack in tons of taste, and are wholesome as well. When you love my Korean beef bowls, salmon bowls, and shrimp bowls, this simple and fast steak bowl must be subsequent.

The steak seems juicy and tender, whereas the greens and rice make for an much more satisfying, well-rounded dish. 

Desk of Contents

1. Recipe highlights
2. Elements wanted
3. Find out how to make steak bowls
4. Recipe ideas and variations
5. Find out how to retailer leftovers
6. Easier steaks to strive with these bowls
7. Steak Bowl (Recipe Card)

Recipe highlights

• It’s foolproof. The steak cooks in minutes, so all that’s left to do is make the rice and pile every thing in your bowls. You’ll haven’t any hassle making these steak and rice bowls, even when you’re new to the kitchen. 
• Easy but spectacular. I’ll admit that steak and rice don’t sound like probably the most inventive mixture, however whenever you tack on the recent veggies, beans, and tangy yogurt sauce, it’s assured to be a crowd-pleaser. 
• Straightforward to customise. Like Mediterranean bowls, there’s no restrict to how one can customise these steak burrito bowls, whether or not utilizing totally different cuts of steak or swapping the toppings.
• Make forward. If I do know I’ve a busy week forward of me, I’ll cook dinner the steak and rice upfront, then microwave every thing after I’m able to dig in.

Elements wanted

The ingredient listing for this steak burrito bowl recipe is pretty easy, and when you’ve already prepped some pan-seared steak, all it’s important to do is put every thing collectively.

• Steak. As talked about above, this recipe follows my pan-seared steak recipe. Though th great thing about this dish is that any cooked steak works. You possibly can strive my flank steak, skirt steak, spherical steak, or porterhouse steak, as they’ll all cook dinner quick and are very merely seasoned.
• Kosher salt and black pepper. To style.
• Olive oil. For cooking the steaks. 
• Butter. For further taste. 
• Garlic. For taste and aroma. Use recent garlic. 
• Rosemary. For a brilliant, herbaceous taste. Ideally recent so it doesn’t burn within the pan. 

To assemble the bowls:

• Rice. I used my lengthy grain rice recipe, however you need to use any white rice, basmati rice, brown rice, or swap the rice altogether for quinoa, couscous, or cauliflower fried rice. 
• Kidney beans. For further fiber. Black beans or pinto beans can even work.
• Corn. For a contact of sweetness. I used canned complete corn kernels. 
• Cherry tomatoes. For coloration and further taste. 
• Combined greens. To bulk up the bowls. Use spinach or romaine lettuce when you desire.
• Garlic yogurt sauce. Click on the hyperlink for my home made recipe, however you need to use a bottled sauce when you’d desire. 

Find out how to make steak bowls

I’ve included step-by-step pictures under to make this recipe simple to comply with at dwelling. For the complete printable recipe directions and ingredient portions, scroll to the recipe card on the backside of this submit.

Step 1- Prep the steaks. Generously season the steaks on either side with salt and pepper. Then, in a big skillet, warmth the olive oil over medium-high warmth. 

Step 2- Prepare dinner the steaks. As soon as the skillet is sizzling, add the garlic and rosemary, adopted by the steak. Sear for 4 minutes per facet, then flip the steaks and add the butter to the pan. Prepare dinner the steaks for an additional 4 minutes, basting them with the melted butter utilizing a spoon. 

Step 3- Relaxation. Take away the steaks from the warmth and allow them to relaxation for 10 minutes earlier than slicing them into cubes. 

Step 4- Assemble. To the serving bowls, add the rice, adopted by the kidney beans, corn, tomato, and blended greens. Add the steak and drizzle the garlic yogurt sauce. 

Recipe ideas and variations

• Be sure that the pan is sizzling. My #1 tip for cooking steaks, particularly skinny steaks, is to verify the pan is tremendous sizzling earlier than including them. It will assist be sure that they cook dinner rapidly and evenly. You’ll know the pan is sizzling when a couple of drops of water sizzle.
• Dry the steaks. One other pro-tip to guaranteeing steaks with a crispy exterior is to verify they’re good and dry so the seasonings actually stick. 
• Marinade the steaks. To infuse much more taste, make a fast marinade with soy sauce, sesame oil, and lime juice, or use my 3-ingredient steak marinade.
• Add seasoning. I’m boring and wish to season my steaks merely with salt and pepper, however if you’d like, you possibly can sprinkle them with onion powder, cumin, chili powder, or oregano.
• Experiment with totally different toppings, like pico de gallo, pickled onions, guacamole, cilantro, or shredded cheese.
• Grill the steaks. If it’s grilling season, I at all times desire to toss my steaks on the grill to construct up extra taste. Merely grease the grates, add the seasoned steaks, and cook dinner for 2-3 minutes per facet. 

Find out how to retailer leftovers

To retailer: Retailer the leftover steak, rice, beans, veggies, and sauce in separate hermetic containers and refrigerate for 4-5 days. 

To freeze: The rice and steak may be frozen in separate freezer-safe containers for as much as 3 months. Allow them to thaw in a single day within the fridge, or add extra reheating time. Every thing else I’d suggest having fun with recent.

To reheat: Microwave the steak and rice in 30-second intervals till absolutely reheated, or add them to a skillet over medium warmth and cook dinner, stirring incessantly, till heat. 

Easier steaks to strive with these bowls

• Reverse sear ribeye– My secret hack for making foolproof, juicy ribeyes each time. 
• Dice steak– We’ve been counting on these simple one-skillet steaks for weeks!
• Garlic butter steak bites– Made with 4 substances, these succulent steak bites are the right appetizer or essential course. 
• Sous vide steak– Effortlessly make completely cooked steaks, with or with out a sous vide machine.