This high protein steak and rice bowl is loaded with all the best fresh toppings like lettuce, corn, peppers, cheese, avocado, corn and salsa and perfect for meal prep. Delicious, nutritious, protein packed and ready in under 30 minutes.
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Steak feels like a bit of a treat, but it's a great protein source and when we are trying to cut back on eating out these homemade steak bowls make that a bit easier.
Perfectly cooked steak (in the air fryer, but you can fry it too), sliced and added to a bed of rice and quinoa mix and then loaded with fresh toppings. Who needs expensive restaurants or takeout when you have this steak and rice bowl recipe?
These steak bowls are so easy to customize with whatever ingredients you have that need using up, or just your favorites. They are also high in protein and we love making meal prep steak bowls to make our midweek a little easier.
Looking for more ways to eat steak? Why not try our Cajun Steak Tacos or Spicy Steak Salad?
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Ingredients and Substitutions
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Rice and Quinoa - We used leftovers from our Brown Rice and Quinoa recipe for this high protein steak bowl. However you could make rice from scratch (have you tried our Oven Cooked Rice?) or use one of those microwave pouches that are ready in a couple of minutes.
- Steak - This is the star of the show here. We always make Air Fryer Steak, but if you prefer to fry it then you can. Feel free to cook it to your liking too - I like medium rare.
- Sweetcorn - We just used corn from a can, but you could grill ears of corn to get that chargrill flavor.
- Avocado - You can either slice it or just mash it up like we have. You can even make Guacamole.
- Onions - Raw onions are not my favorite, so it had to be my Quick Pickled Red Onions.
- Lime - A squeeze of fresh lime before serving really freshens everything up.
- Lettuce - This is the base of the whole steak bowl recipe. It's an easy way to bulk it all out. We like something with crunch like little gem or iceberg. To make it more nutritious, you could add some spinach and watercress in there too.
- Cheese - We added some shredded mature cheddar, as it has such a strong flavor that a little goes a long way. But we also like swapping it for feta too.
- Salsa - Whatever your favorite salsa is - load it on. We like our Restaurant Style Salsa or our Pico de Gallo. For something a little fresher it has to be our Pineapple Salsa.
- Jalapenos - These are optional, but we love a bit of spice.
- Peppers - This steak rice bowl is a great way to use our Air Fryer Padron Peppers. You could add Roasted Red Peppers instead.
- Sour cream - The creamy cooling of sour cream is a nice way to cut through any heat you might have added. You could also use Greek yogurt for a lighter swap.
Variations
Carbs - Whilst we used a rice and quinoa mix for this steak protein bowl, there are lots of other options. You could make some Air Fryer Fries or our Easy Homemade Flatbreads to load everything into.
Protein - This might be a steak and rice bowl recipe, but there is no reason why you can't swap the steak for another protein. Slow Cooker Chicken Breasts or Air Fryer King Prawns work too. You could add black beans for extra protein too.
Veggies - The options are endless here. Any kind of salad ingredient can be added and any veggies too. A steak bowl is a great opportunity to get some extra veggies into your diet. We like asparagus, tenderstem broccoli and Air Fryer Kale added on to ours. Mushrooms are also a great addition, and good for if you want to reduce the meat in this.
How To Make a Steak and Rice Bowl
- Step 1: Cook the steak to your liking.
- Step 2: Cook the rice and quinoa.
- Step 3: Build your bowl by starting with the lettuce. Add the rice and sweetcorn.
- Step 4: Add the steak, peppers, jalapenos and onions.
- Step 5: Finish with the avocado, cheese, sour cream and salsa. Squeeze the lime all over and serve.
Steak Bowl Serving Suggestions
This steak rice bowl has pretty much everything you could want on it. It's got the protein, carbs and vegetables. However, if you want some extras then we have got you covered!
Tortilla chips are a great addition, so why not make our Oven Baked Tortilla Chips or Air Fryer Tortilla Chips?
If you want some extra dips, then try our Cottage Cheese Dip for an extra protein punch, Easy Garlic Dip or our Easy Nacho Cheese recipe.
Dannii's Top Tips
- We just cooked the steak in a little salt and pepper to keep it quick and easy. But you could marinate the steak before cooking for some added flavor. We love chermoula marinade or a chipotle one.
- We used ribeye here, but any work so use your favorite cut of steak.
- Add some fresh cilantro (coriander) on top before serving.
- To make this low carb, you could either leave out the rice, or swap it for cauliflower rice.
Frequently Asked Questions
These are great for meal prep because they will keep in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Yes - you can freeze most of this. Just leave off the lettuce, avocado and sour cream until serving. Everything else can be frozen.
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Recipe
High Protein Steak and Rice Bowl
Ingredients
- 150 g (2 cups) of Lettuce - chopped
- 300 g (1.5 cups) of Brown rice and quinoa - cooked weight
- 160 g (1 cups) of Sweetcorn
- 200 g (7 oz) of Ribeye steak - (about 200g/7oz per steak)
- 2 tablespoons of Pickled red onions
- 2 tablespoons of Jalapenos
- 60 g (2 oz) of Padron peppers
- 0.5 Avocado - mashed
- 40 g (0.33 cups) of Cheddar - grated
- 1 teaspoon of Sour cream
- 2 tablespoons of Salsa
- 1 Lime - juice only
Instructions
- Cook 200 g of Ribeye steak to your liking.
- Cook the 300 g of Brown rice and quinoa.
- Build your bowl by starting with 150 g of Lettuce. Add the rice and quinoa mix and 160 g of Sweetcorn.
- Add the steak, 60 g of Padron peppers, 2 tablespoons of Jalapenos and 2 tablespoons of Pickled red onions.
- Finish with 0.5 Avocado, 40 g of Cheddar, 1 tsp of Sour cream and 2 tablespoons of Salsa. Squeeze 1 Lime all over and serve.
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Recipe Tips
- We just cooked the steak in a little salt and pepper to keep it quick and easy. But you could marinate the steak before cooking for some added flavor. We love chermoula marinade or a chipotle one.
- Any cut of steak works here, so use your favorite - we used ribeye.
- Add some fresh cilantro (coriander) on top before serving.
- To make this low carb, you could either leave out the rice, or swap it for cauliflower rice.
Nutritional Information
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The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.
Kath says
This sounds just devine , thanks