Free recipe · The $50 Week
Beef & bean burrito bowls
Seasoned ground beef and black beans over rice with salsa and cheese. Cook double the rice for tomorrow. 30 minutes, feeds 4.
serves 430 min1 skillet + 1 pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 15 oz black beans, drained
- 2 cups long grain rice (half is for Thursday)
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- ½ yellow onion
- ½ jar chunky salsa
- ½ bag fiesta cheese
- 2 green onions
From the pantry: salt
Method
- Cook the rice: 2 cups rice, 4 cups water, 1 tsp salt. Boil, cover, simmer 18 minutes.
- Brown the beef with the diced onion, 6–8 minutes. Drain the fat.
- Stir in the taco seasoning, ⅔ cup water and the beans. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Build bowls: rice, beef and beans, salsa, cheese, sliced green onions.
- Cool the second half of the rice and put it in the fridge for Thursday.
Cook double the rice tonightCold rice from the fridge is the secret to Thursday's fried rice: it fries up instead of going mushy.
Night 3 of The $50 Week: all 5 dinners came to $49.13 at Walmart (prices checked Oct 26, 2026). Prices vary by store and date.