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Hamburger and Zucchini Skillet
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Hamburger and Zucchini Skillet ~ Delicious One Pan Dinner That is Light & Healthy! Loaded with Zucchini, Hamburger, Brown Rice, Green Pepper, and Tomatoes! On the Table in 30 Minutes!
Motherhood is dang hard you guys. It’s like you just wait for the other foot to drop 90% of the time. Things are going along well and you know, you just know that in the next moment it’s all going to crumble around you more than likely. It’s enough to cause someone anxiety. I sometimes think I have it because I’m always waiting for something to go wrong again!
I’ve resorted to feeding the girls multivitamins, probiotics etc. because I felt like we were always sick. To bad it hasn’t helped much! I’ll still keep doing it and trying to beat the sickness. On Friday I mentioned to our daycare provider that I heard Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease was going around and I was sure hoping we wouldn’t end up with it.
Seriously, Julie? Why did you mention something? Jinxed myself there!
Sunday we started noticing some dots and a tell tale blister on the side of RyRy’s big toe. Off to Urgent Care we went to confirm that we had it. Yup. Sure did.
Now it’s just a waiting game and letting it run it’s course. I’m praying we ended up with a mild strain. I’ve heard horror stories about it!
Tonight I found another blister on RyRy’s hand. Seems she’s ahead of Miss K who just has the red dots so far. We are trying to quarantine the girls away from Koert and keep him healthy. Say some prayers for me that it works!!
When I called to talk to our daycare provider she informed me that Miss K is the hand washing Nazi around there. She makes sure everyone washes their hands after they go the bathroom, play outside etc. Apparently she totally calls the other kids out if they don’t! I was slightly embarrassed and she kept telling me it’s a great thing. To bad it doesn’t seem to keep us healthy! I need to get RyRy on the hand washing bandwagon, but usually they start doing that when they potty train and that’s still at a stand still.
While we are sick at home we will have plenty of time to pick our garden! It’s producing zucchini like CRAZY. Only one of our plants is currently producing and I still have it coming out of my ears. There’s only so many side dishes with zucchini that I can handle, so I was on the look out for a new twist on a main dish. I was a little hesitant to try this one but I loved it!
Let’s just say peppers aren’t my typical jam and I was a little worried about the tomatoes but I seriously had nothing to worry about! I love that it uses up so many veggies from the garden!
Last night I made it again but I didn’t have pepper or tomatoes so I left them out. My husband even inhaled this one! The girls each had two helpings. That’s when I know it’s a win! I can’t wait to give this a Mexican twist too!
Hamburger and Zucchini Skillet
Delicious One Pan Dinner That is Light & Healthy! Loaded with Zucchini, Hamburger, Brown Rice, Green Pepper, and Tomatoes! On the Table in 30 Minutes!
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 508kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 small green pepper seeded and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 tsp pepper
- 3 medium zucchini cubed
- 2 large tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1/4 c. water
- 1 c. uncooked instant brown rice
- 1 c. shredded colby jack cheese
Instructions
- Cook ground beef with onion and pepper in a large skillet over medium-high heat until not longer pink, about 5-7 minutes; drain.
- Stir in seasonings, vegetables, water and rice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Remove from heat; let stand until cheese is melted.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 609mg | Potassium: 721mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1270IU | Vitamin C: 40.9mg | Calcium: 322mg | Iron: 5.1mg
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This looks really yummy but I never have instant brown or white rice. Any idea how I can adapt it for regular rice?
I am thinking I might try this recipe and instead of the brown rice, I think I will used riced cauliflower.
That would be a fantastic way to make it lighter!
Made it loved it ?
So glad you enjoyed it!
I am just trying it. Pretty sure the water has to be 1 and 1/4 c and not 1/4.
Delicious! I decided to add ground cloves as another spice and it didn’t affect the outcome.
Great addition Katie!
How much water
It states 1/4 c. in the recipe.
Is it 1/4 cup of water enough for the rice to boil?
It usually is but sometimes the moisture content in a zucchini can differ so if you find it’s dry you can just add a little more. Every once in a while I need to do that! I find my homegrown zucchinis have more moisture than the ones I get at a store for some reason!
Instead of rice, how about quinoa or no grain at all?
I think quinoa would work, but I’m not sure if the liquids would be the same for cooking that compared to rice. Also, you can opt out of the grain you just won’t need as much liquid.
Excellent taste but took a little longer for the rice to soften – substituted canned diced tomato and fried rice kit for brown rice
This is one of my families favorite dinners!
So glad to hear that!
I tried this tonight with a couple add ins frozen corn, black beans, cilantro and cream cheese. I made it in my crock pot it came out great!!
That sounds amazing! I’m going to have to try it in the Crock Pot too!
How many cups of zucchini? I have a large one that I will cut small.
About 2.5 cups of zucchini.