Korean Beef Bowl and Rice-a-Roni

 From the Website "Tastes like Korean BBQ and is on your table in just 15 minutes, from start to finish".

(My personal notes from reading the comments at the site:  Roman noodles instead of rice.  Layer of cold shredded carrots between rice and meat.  Use Ground Turkey).

I used ground beef, and also added a layer of shredded carrot.  I made my easy Rice-a-Roni recipe, that makes enough for 1-2, and I didn't add the spices that give it the flavor of Rice-a-Roni.  Recipe is below for that.

Korean Beef Bowl

1/4 cup brown sugar, packed (I use Coconut Sugar)

1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce

2 teaspoons sesame oil

1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, or more to taste

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 pound ground beef

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds

In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes and ginger.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.

Stir in soy sauce mixture and green onions until well combined, allowing to simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.

Serve immediately, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds, if desired.

https://damndelicious.net/2013/07/07/korean-beef-bowl/

Rice Orzo Pilaf

Melt olive oil in small saucepan.  Saute 1/4 cup rice, and 1/4 cup orzo pasta.  Stir often, until golden brown.  Add 1 cup water.  Cover, simmer, 15 minutes.  

Spice Blend for Rice-A-Roni

I make about 1/2 Cup at a time, and sprinkle about 1/2 Tablespoon in the water before covering to simmer. 

• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed 
• ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
• ⅛ teaspoon ground coriander 
• ⅛ teaspoon mustard powder 
• ⅛ teaspoon celery salt 
• ⅛ teaspoon paprika 
• ⅛ pinch ground turmeric 
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper