# Beef Chuck Meal Prep

A delicious and nutrient-dense meal prep recipe featuring beef chuck and a colorful bean salad.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- beef chuck
- seasoning
- 1 handful onion
- bay leaf
- cinnamon stick
- beef stock
- pinto beans
- canned cannellini beans
- corn
- bell pepper
- cucumber
- lime
- olive oil
- salt
- yellow rice
- cilantro lime salsa

## Instructions

1. Slice the beef chuck into big chunks.
2. Generously season every piece of beef on every side.
3. Sear the seasoned beef in a pan.
4. Add a handful of chopped onions to the pan with the beef.
5. Add a bay leaf and a cinnamon stick to the pan.
6. Submerge the beef, onions, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick in beef stock.
7. Let the beef cook until it falls apart easily.
8. Wash pinto and cannellini beans and place them in a bowl.
9. Add corn to the bowl with the beans.
10. Add chopped bell pepper and cucumber to the bowl.
11. Dress the bean salad with lime juice, olive oil, and salt.
12. Shred the cooked beef.
13. Serve a pile of shredded beef on a bed of yellow rice.
14. Drizzle the beef and rice with some broth from the cooked beef.
15. Add a generous amount of the bean salad on top of the beef.
16. Finish the dish with cilantro lime salsa.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- pan
- bowl
- tongs
- strainer
- blender

## Tips

- Beef chuck is affordable, high in protein, and underrated.
- Slicing meat into big chunks allows for more crust coverage and faster cooking.
- Do not skip searing the meat as a lot of flavors develop during this step.
- You can pressure cook, slow cook, or cook the beef on the stovetop.
- The bean salad is nutrient and fiber-dense and will last in your fridge all week.
- Meat is ready when it starts to fall apart easily.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/kMSLTWqh04U?si=rPqSU5o_f7eI3Z5h
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/811fff58-ea01-4ef9-b9b3-b731b1ce5a77
- Extracted: 2025-11-01

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