Ground Beef with Zucchini and Poblano Peppers Sauté – Creating recipes from various things growing in the garden is one of my favorite things to do. It’s like playing Chopped at home, minus the hard to cook meats and ingredients most people have never heard of. Right now, it’s full of peppers and zucchini.

You don’t have to have a garden to make it though, any farmers market or grocery store will have everything you need. The vegetables all pair together well and the cotija cheese gives it a salty, umami flavor. It’s a perfect summer dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 medium sized poblano peppers, diced
• 2-3 zucchini, depending on size, diced
• ¼ bunch cilantro
• 1 shallot, diced
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp dried minced onion
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp. avocado oil
• ½ cup of cotija cheese

Directions:

Dice all of your vegetables. I had forgotten zucchini tucked away in my garden, which is why I am only using 1. Push the vegetables aside and make your meat.

Drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil in a large pan and heat up. Place the ground beef, garlic, minced onion and 1 tsp salt in the pan. Cook until the meat is brown and getting slightly crispy. It will add texture to the dish.

Spoon out the meat onto a plate and set aside. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan and bring to medium heat. Add the poblanos, zucchini and shallot. Season with remaining teaspoon of salt and pepper. Sauté 8-10 minutes, or until vegetables are soft but not mushy. Stir in cilantro and ground beef.

When you serve each plate, top with a sprinkle (approximately 2 tablespoons) cotija cheese.

Looking for more easy keto meals like this Beef Zucchini and Poblano Sauté? Check out all my keto dishes here!

Sharing is caring!