One Pot Marry Me Beef

This one pan meal features ground beef and fluffy rice in a creamy, herby sauce that’s laced with parmesan cheese and chewy-sweet sun-dried tomatoes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword asian ground beef recipe, beef and rice, marry me recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 452kcal

1 pound lean ground beef or Laura’s Lean 92% lean/8% fat ground beef
2-3 cloves garlic minced, or 1 teaspoon dried minced garlic
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or more/less to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 3/4 cups beef broth preferably reduced-sodium
1/4 cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained before chopping
3/4 cup long grain white rice
1/4 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese preferably freshly grated, plus more for serving
Chopped fresh basil for serving

Brown the beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up the meat as it cooks. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and stir to coat. Cook for 1 minute, until the herbs are fragrant.
Add the sun-dried tomatoes and rice and stir to combine. Cook for 30 seconds to toast the rice.
Add the broth and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan and incorporating them into the broth.
Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, stirring every 5 minutes.
Stir in the cream and parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Garnish with fresh basil and serve with extra parmesan cheese on the side.