Taco Meal Prep Bowls
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Meal prep for the entire week with these healthy Mexican bowls. This saves you money, time, calories – you honestly can’t beat that!
Meal prep really has been making a huge difference to mine and my clients weekly routine.
It saves time and cuts out those cravings which leads to a leaner and happier you.
Now I have created some alternatives to the traditional weekly meal prep.
The first one I want to share is the taco bowl. Because who doesn’t love Mexican food, right?
Except this healthy take on Mexican food combines all the best ingredients and makes a delicious meal prep bowl.
- Firstly, your main protein can be ground beef or ground turkey. If you want to keep it super lean, then use turkey meat.
- Black beans add another layer of protein and are high in dietary fiber.
- The brown rice gives you your good carbs and extra dietary fiber. This will give you sustained energy for the days tasks ahead.
- Tomatoes are an amazing source of vitamin C and potassium.
- And the avocado, an optional ingredient, is full of all the good fats you need in your diet for great skin, hair and lowering your cholesterol levels. (But I would recommend adding the avocado on the day of serving to prevent any browning).
Hope you guys enjoy! More meal preps ideas to come! Maybe a thanksgiving bowl?!
Taco Meal Prep Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds ground beef*
- 2 (1.25-ounce) packages taco seasoning
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
Instructions
- In a large saucepan of 2 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; stir in taco seasoning. Drain excess fat.
- Divide rice into meal prep containers. Top with ground beef mixture, black beans, corn and tomatoes.
Notes
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I am only 13 and I told my parents that I was going on a diest but then my mom told me that she was going to make tacos and I couldn’t eat them because I was on a “Diet” but then I told her that no I am not anymore so I thought That I would try this recipe and like mmmm bro, this was so good it didn’t even taste like healthy food
It is always smart to make good food choices and brown rice, turkey and avocado are smart choices. Good for you to think about what you are putting in your body. I would not even consider it, “going on a diet” but rather you want versions of recipes that feed your brain and body. Kudos! I hope you found the support at home to make “tacos” that worked for your goals.
2 pounds of beef was way too much for five servings. I have lots of leftover–guess I’ll make nachos! (not the end of the world, right?)
Your photo doesn’t match the recipe. The photo shows avocado slices and a cilantro garnish. These are not listed.
Hi Brenda! The avocado is listed in the blog post itself as an optional ingredient. Since this is a meal prep recipe that a lot of people prepare for their busy schedules, we recommended adding it the day of consumption to avoid browning. The cilantro is optional as well since a garnish will wilt when meal prepping for the week ahead. Hope that makes sense!
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Sounds great. Is your intent to eat cold or zap in microwave?
You can do either.
I’m making this tonight but with cilantro lime rice
I opted to not use the taco seasoning and instead just sprinkled a little garlic salt in with the meat while it was browning. Instead of tomatoes, I spoon on some fresh pico and avocado right before serving. And last but not least, I used cauliflower rice. It’s amazing!! Steams in the microwave in minutes, and soaks up all the flavor of your other ingredients. Will never hit up a Taco Bell drive through again!!
Great modifications Nikol, happy to hear you liked it.
It looks like grilled corn in the photo?
Yes, it’s really just a preference thing. You can use canned, grilled, or even frozen. Which ever you prefer or is available to you.
Does pressed garlic equal minced?
Pressed garlic is a bit finer than minced.
We don’t like black beans. What’s a good sub, garbanzo, pinto, cannelloni or kidney?
They all sound like great substitutes!
Do the black beans and corn need to be heated first?
No, they do not.
Awesome pictures! Looks delicious!
You’ve done it again- these look absolutely fantastic, and I love that they can be made Sunday night for the whole week! So much better than a typical (bland) meal prepped option.
How much rice per prep meals?
Thank you
About 1/2 – 2/3 cup.
Just made them! Do we refrigerate or freez these? Sorry! I’m new to meal prepping. Thanks!
Refrigerate! 🙂
How do you heat these back up without the meat drying out? Sorry, new to food prep!
I typically just reheat in the microwave without any issues.
The sodium is probably high because of the packaged taco seasoning…..you can buy reduced sodium or make your own 🙂
Looking forward to trying this 🙂
Grand idea! We are having tacos this week and this sounds perfect! Thank you!
Is the sodium count correct? It is really high.
The taco bowl will go great with our Jerk Shrimp Tacos . Thanks for the inspiration!!
These look amazing!! Such a fun idea!!