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
Has every item
Tescono items missing · £9.26 of food
£15.75
41% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury'sBest choice· £5.75 of food
£10.82
47% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Capsicum
Aldi UK· £6.99 of food · £1.24 more
£14.54
52% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Ground cumin
Morrisons· £7.73 of food · £1.98 more
£13.47
43% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Capsicum
Asda· £4.78 of food
£9.85
51% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Tinned black beans
- Tinned sweetcorn
- Ground cumin
£2.32a serve
£2.32 a serve, cheapest at Tesco
About £9.26 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£14.23 across 5 shops · all 9 items priced · £3.75 more for bigger packs, 62% spare for later
Tesco£9.26
no items missing
you'll pay £15.75 · 41% of it spare
Sainsbury'sBest choice£5.75
missing 1 item
you'll pay £10.82 · 47% of it spare
Aldi UK£6.99
missing 1 item · £1.24 more
you'll pay £14.54 · 52% of it spare
Morrisons£7.73
missing 1 item · £1.98 more
you'll pay £13.47 · 43% of it spare
Asda£4.78
missing 3 items
you'll pay £9.85 · 51% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£6.36
Tinned black beans
£0.45
need 400 gFour Seasons Tinned Black Beans 0.4kg 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.45·Sainsbury's£1.91/kg£0.45·Tesco£4.20/kg£2.10·Morrisons£2.40·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
Tomatoes
£2.48/kg
need 250 gEveryday Essentials Baby Plum Tomatoes 1kg 250 g£0.62closest matchreal special
Aldi UK£2.48/kg£0.62·Morrisons£0.62·Tesco£3.33/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£3.08/kg£1.00·Asda£3.33/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 20 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.70
Tinned sweetcorn
£1.82/kg
need 400 gSainsbury's Sweetcorn 3x198g ( *)£0.90closest match
Sainsbury's£1.82/kg£0.90·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£0.53·Aldi UK£0.55·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 150 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£4.65
Beef mince
£5.58/kg
need 500 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Beef Mince 500 g£2.79closest match
Asda£5.58/kg£2.79·Aldi UK£6.18/kg£3.09·Sainsbury's£6.18/kg£3.09·Morrisons£3.25·Tesco£9.90/kg£4.95·OcadoN/A
Capsicum
£2.66/kg
need 200 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Cooking Peppers 700 g£1.86closest match
Asda£2.66/kg£1.86·Tesco£1.30·Aldi UK£7.16/kg£1.79·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.52
Long grain rice
£0.52/kg
need 300 gGrower Harvest Long Grain Rice 1 kg£0.52closest match
Tesco£0.52/kg£0.52·Asda£0.52/kg£0.52·Sainsbury's£1.26/kg£0.63·Aldi UK£1.25/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.25·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.00
Ground cumin
£1.00
need 4 gIndus Cumin Powder Ground 100 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£22.09/kg£0.95·Tesco£15.00/kg£1.50·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A