Philly cheesesteak bowls with cauliflower rice
20 min · 48 g protein · 422 cals / serving
Everything you want from a cheesesteak, without the roll and in four boxes: thin-shaved steak seared with onion, green pepper and mushrooms, seasoned with Worcestershire and garlic, and covered in melted provolone, over cauliflower rice. Ready in 20 minutes from one skillet and the microwave.
Ingredients
Base
- 2 bags (12 oz each) cauliflower rice, frozen
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 2 tsp canola oil, divided
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 2 bell peppers, green, thinly sliced
- 8 oz mushrooms, bought sliced
- 1 1/2 lb top sirloin steak, shaved steak, or sirloin sliced paper-thin
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 6 slices (3 oz) provolone, or reduced-fat provolone
Steps
- Microwave the cauliflower rice in its bags (or in a covered bowl) as the packet says, about 5–6 minutes, until just tender. Tip it into a sieve and press out the water with a spoon; dry cauliflower rice is what keeps the bowls from turning soggy by day three. Stir in the salt.
- Heat half the oil in your largest skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, pepper and mushrooms with a pinch of the salt and cook, stirring now and then, 5–6 minutes, until soft and browned at the edges. Tip them onto a plate.
- Add the rest of the oil and half the steak to the empty pan over high heat in one layer; sear 1–2 minutes, turning once, until browned, then lift out and sear the rest. Return all the steak, stir in the Worcestershire, garlic powder, onion powder, the rest of the salt and the pepper, then return the vegetables and toss together.
- Lay the provolone over the top, turn off the heat, cover with a lid and leave 2 minutes until melted. Divide the cauliflower rice between four containers and spoon the cheesy steak over it.
Good to know
Can I use ground beef?
Yes, and many cheesesteak bowls do: lean ground beef browned for 6–7 minutes instead of the seared steak, about 68 instead of 72. It is cheaper and needs no slicing.
Where do I find shaved steak?
Most US supermarkets sell it beside the steaks, labelled shaved or sliced steak for cheesesteaks; in Sweden and the UK, look for minute steak or stir-fry beef strips. To slice your own, 20 minutes in the freezer firms a sirloin enough to cut it paper-thin (that time is not in the 20 minutes).
How do I reheat it?
Two minutes in the microwave, covered. It keeps four days. A spoon of light mayo mixed with hot sauce on top tastes like the sandwich's sauce, if you want one.
Alternatives
Per
- Calories
- 91
- Protein
- (47%)
- 10 g
- Fat
- (37%)
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- (16%)
- 4 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 182 mg
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As written, 1689 kcal goes into the pot and 2220 g of ingredients comes out as about 1865 g of food: 91 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.