Pork Carnitas Rice Bowl

Pork Carnitas Rice Bowl

Crispy seasoned ground pork over cilantro-lime rice with black beans, avocado, and salsa — a fast carnitas-inspired bowl.

Total
24 min
Serves
2

Crispy seasoned ground pork over cilantro-lime rice with black beans, avocado, and salsa — a fast carnitas-inspired bowl.

Ingredients

  • 10 oz lean ground pork
  • 1.5 cups cooked white rice
  • 0.75 cup canned black beans, drained
  • 4 tbsp salsa
  • 0.5 medium avocado, sliced
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1.5 tbsp chipotle in adobo, minced
  • 0.25 tsp fine salt

Instructions

  1. Brown the ground pork in a dry skillet over medium-high for 6 to 7 minutes, pressing it into the pan and breaking it up, until deeply browned and crisp at the edges.
  2. Stir in the minced chipotle and salt and cook 1 minute until fragrant, then add the black beans and heat through.
  3. Stir the lime juice into the warm white rice.
  4. Divide the cilantro-lime rice between two bowls, top with the crispy pork and beans, and finish with the salsa and sliced avocado.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
598
Protein
34 g
Fat
26 g
Carbs
56 g

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