Gluten-Free Sweet & Spicy Beef Bowls
These healthy bowls feature a quinoa or rice base topped with a soy-chili-garlic spiced beef and vegetable mixture. They are gluten-free, dairy-free, and flavour-packed!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Quinoa dry measurement
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 2 Red Bell Peppers
- 1 package Cremini Mushrooms 230g package
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
Sauce
- ¼ cup Tamari could sub coconut aminos
- 1 teaspoon Dried Ginger
- 3 tablespoon Coconut Sugar
- 3 tablespoon Chili Garlic Paste
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour could sub rice flour or tapioca starch
Garnishes
- 1 bunch Green Onions
- 1 Red Chili Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
- 1-2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes optional for extra spice
Instructions
- Cook quinoa according to package instructions for 1 cup un-cooked quinoa.
- While the quinoa is cooking, brown the ground beef in a large skillet on medium heat.
- While the beef is browning, dice the 2 red bell peppers and roughly chop the mushrooms.
- When the beef is just about done, add the chopped peppers and mushrooms to the skillet. Cook for about 5 minutes on medium, stirring often.
- While cooking, mix the sauce ingredients (except the flour) in a small bowl.
- Add the minced garlic to the skillet and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Add the sauce and the flour to the skillet, stirring to heat and thicken the mixture. Cook for about 2 minutes.
- Plate the quinoa topped with the sweet & spicy beef mixture. Finish with desired garnishes and enjoy!