# Skillet Chipotle Beef Chili Bowls with Lime Cilantro Crema

> Skillet Chipotle Beef Chili Bowls with Lime Cilantro Crema (makes 4 servings), laid out as Shop It, Mise It and Make It: shop once, prep everything, then cook.

Published: 2022-12-05
Posted by Suzanne Lejeune

- **Yield:** 4 servings
- **Cuisine:** Mexican
- **Course:** Full Meal, Main Dish

## Shop It

### Produce

- 1 Bunch Cilantro
- 2 Limes
- 1 Red Pepper
- 1 Small Onion
- 1 Head Garlic

### Meat

- 1 Small Pack Lean Ground Beef

### Dairy

- 1 Small Sour Cream

### Pantry

- Small Box Baking Soda
- 1 Lg Can Tomato Sauce
- 1 Sm Can Black Beans
- Small Bag Long Grain Rice
- Vegetable Oil

### Spices

- Salt and Pepper
- Ground Cumin
- Chipotle Chili Powder

## Mise It

Prep everything into numbered bowls before you start cooking.

### Bowl 1 · Small Bowl

- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbs lime juice
- 1 tsp lime zest — finely grated
- 2 tbs cilantro — minced
- 1/2 c. sour cream

### Bowl 2 · Medium Bowl

- 1/4 tsp salt
- pinch pepper
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbs water
- 1 lb lean ground beef

### Bowl 3 · Mini Bowl

- 1 tbs vegetable oil

### Bowl 4 · 1 c. Scoop

- 1 c. long grain white rice

### Bowl 5 · Large Measuring Cup

- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 c. water

### Bowl 6 · Mini Bowl

- 2 tbs lime juice
- 1 tsp lime zest — finely grated

### Bowl 7 · Mini Bowl

- 1 tbs vegetable oil

### Bowl 8 · Small Bowl

- 1 red pepper — stemmed, seeded, buzzed
- 1 onion — buzzed

### Bowl 9 · Mini Bowl

- 1 tbs ground cumin
- 2 cloves garlic — buzzed
- 2 tsp chipotle chili powder

### Bowl 10 · Medium Bowl

- 15 oz./1.875 c. tomato sauce
- 15 oz./1.875 c. black beans — rinsed
- 1 c. frozen corn — thawed
- 1 tsp salt

### Bowl 11 · Mini Bowl

- 2 tbs cilantro — minced

## Make It

1. **Adjust/Place** (Oven Rack + Servings Bowls): 4 individual serving bowls in the oven *Middle Position*
2. **Heat** (Oven) *200 degrees F*
3. **Toss** (bowl 2): UNTIL thoroughly combined
4. **Set Aside** (bowl 2)

### For the lime cilantro crema

1. **Whisk** (bowl 1): Together
2. **Cover/Refrigerate** (Lime Cilantro Crema): UNTIL ready to serve

### For the rice

1. **Heat** (bowl 3): In 12″ skillet UNTIL shimmering *Medium Heat*
2. **Add/Cook** (bowl 4): Stirring often UNTIL edges of grains turn translucent *About 2 mins.*
3. **Add/Bring** (bowl 5): To a boil
4. **Cover/Reduce/Simmer** (Rice): UNTIL liquid is absorbed and rice is tender *Low Heat; About 20 mins.*
5. **Off Heat/Add/Fluff** (bowl 6): Gently with a fork to incorporate
6. **Portion** (Rice): Into warmed serving bowls
7. **Cover/Keep Warm** (Rice in Bowls): With aluminum foil and in oven

### For the chili

1. **Heat**: In now-empty skillet UNTIL shimmering *Medium Heat*
2. **Add/Cook** (bowl 8): UNTIL beginning to brown *5-7 mins*
3. **Add/Cook** (bowl 2): Breaking up with a metal whisk UNTIL no longer pink *6-8 mins*
4. **Stir/Cook** (bowl 9): UNTIL fragrant *About 1 min.*
5. **Stir/Cook** (bowl 10): UNTIL slightly thickened *About 3 mins.*
6. **Spoon** (Chili): Over rice bowls
7. **Sprinkle** (bowl 11)

### Serve

1. Passing Lime Cilantro Crema

### Tools

- oven
- 12″ skillet with tight-fitting lid
- 4 individual serving bowls
- aluminum foil
- metal whisk
- fork

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