Description
This Skillet BBQ Beef and Rice recipe is a flavorful and easy one-pan meal combining lean ground beef, savory BBQ sauce, and tender vegetables with fluffy cooked rice. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- ¾ cup sweet onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ cup BBQ sauce
- ¼ cup beef broth
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups cooked white rice (cold or day-old)
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 green onions, sliced (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and chopped sweet onion. Cook while breaking apart the meat with a spoon until the beef is browned and fully cooked, about 6–8 minutes. Drain excess grease if necessary.
- Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the BBQ sauce, beef broth, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to coat the beef evenly. Simmer for 3–5 minutes.
- Stir in the cooked rice, frozen peas and carrots, salt, and black pepper. Mix thoroughly.
- Continue cooking for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
- Remove from heat and top with sliced green onions, if desired.
Notes
- This recipe is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
- Use day-old rice for better texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 387 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 570 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg