Meal Prep
Philly Cheesesteak Bowl
Philly Cheesesteak Rice Bowls are what happen when you get sick of paying restaurant prices for something you can absolutely make better at home. You’ve got seared steak, peppers, onions, mushrooms, jalapeños, fluffy jasmine rice, and a melted mozzarella situation that makes the whole bowl feel way more reckless than 610 calories has any right to allow. It’s cheesy, beefy, aggressively satisfying, and exactly the kind of high-protein chaos that turns sad desk lunches into a full-on event.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
High protein
Philly Cheesesteak Bowl
59.3g protein610 calories per serving
- Prep Time
- 20 mins
- Cook Time
- 20 mins
- Total Time
- 40 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Beef & Veggies:
For the Rice:
Seasoning Blend:
For the Cheese:
Instructions
Prep the Ingredients:
1 ½ lb lean steak
2 medium bell peppers, 2 medium jalapeños, ½ medium yellow onion, 8 oz baby bella mushrooms, 3 cloves garlic
Season & Marinate:
2 tbsp paprika, 2 tbsp Italian seasoning, 1 tbsp seasoned salt, 1 tbsp black pepper
Spray olive oil into each bowl and toss to coat everything evenly.
1 tsp olive oil spray
Cook the Rice:
1 cup dry jasmine rice
Add rice vinegar to the rice to enhance texture & flavor.
1 tbsp rice vinegar
Cook the Beef & Veggies (Choose One Method):
Flat-Top Grill Method (Recommended):
Skillet/Stovetop Method:
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Spray with olive oil and cook veggies for 5-6 minutes, then remove.
Spray with olive oil and cook steak in batches for 4-5 minutes per batch until browned.
Melt the Cheese:
Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over the beef & veggies.
8 oz low-fat shredded mozzarella
Assemble & Serve:
Divide rice evenly into meal prep containers.
See it come together
Watch: Philly Cheesesteak Bowl
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Calories
- 610 kcal
- Carbohydrates
- 52.8 g
- Protein
- 59.3 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Saturated Fat
- 8.7 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 1.25 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 5.6 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.59 g
- Cholesterol
- 130 mg
- Sodium
- 1,629 mg
- Potassium
- 1,195 mg
- Fiber
- 4.9 g
- Sugar
- 5.2 g
- Added Sugar
- 0 g
- Vitamin A
- 244 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 69.34 mg
- Vitamin D
- 0.4 mcg
- Calcium
- 490 mg
- Iron
- 7.6 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$8.16 per serving · $32.63 for this batch
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- lean steak: $21.54
680.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. BLS Choice boneless sirloin category average; generic lean steak uses this cut as a proxy.
BLS: Sirloin steak, boneless, USDA Choice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- medium bell peppers: $1.72
360 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 180 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 pepper = 119 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Green Bell Pepper, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- medium jalapeños: $0.11
28 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 pepper (medium) = 14 g; Editorial medium/large jalapeno weights: 14/28 g, using USDA's unsized pepper as the medium reference. Variable-weight produce: uses the listed price per pound, not the estimated price per piece.
Walmart: Fresh Jalapenos, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- medium yellow onion: $0.10
61.1 g purchased · Editorial purchase-yield estimate: 90% usable; includes discarded peel, shell, or core.
1 onion = 110 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Yellow Onions, 3 lb Bag · Price checked 2026-09-21
- baby bella mushrooms: $2.26
226.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Brown mushrooms reference; variety and preparation may differ.
Walmart: Whole Brown Mushrooms · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic: $0.16
9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
3 clove = 9 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Spice World Fresh Peeled Garlic, 6 oz, Pouch · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil spray: $0.11
4.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 4.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Spray, 7 oz Can · Price checked 2026-09-21
- dry jasmine rice: $0.59
185 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 185 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Jasmine Rice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- rice vinegar: $0.12
14.9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 14.9 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Mizkan Rice Vinegar, Mild Japanese Cooking Vinegar, 12 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- paprika: $0.21
13.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 6.8 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Paprika · Price checked 2026-09-21
- Italian seasoning: $0.24
6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1 g; Editorial dried-leaf blend estimate: 1 g/tsp. Nutrition uses the separately documented composed blend. Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Italian Seasoning · Price checked 2026-09-21
- seasoned salt: $0.20
14.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
0.25 tsp = 1.2 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Lawry's Kosher Seasoned Salt, 8.0 oz Bottle · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black pepper: $0.29
6.9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp (ground) = 6.9 g; texture=ground Ground black pepper reference; cracked pepper may cost differently.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Black Pepper · Price checked 2026-09-21
- low-fat shredded mozzarella: $4.98
226.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Fat-free mozzarella used as a specialty-cheese price proxy for reduced-fat mozzarella; fat content differs. The reference is an 8 oz bag.
Walmart: Kraft Natural Cheese Mozzarella Fat Free Shredded Cheese, 8 Oz. · Price checked 2026-09-21
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein59.3g39%
- Carbs52.8g35%
- Fat18g26%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
This recipe rocks: you get the cheesy steak-and-pepper part of a cheesesteak in a bowl that is ready for lunch. This cheesesteak bowl puts the bread aside and uses rice under the steak, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and mozzarella. For meal prep, the useful step is getting the vegetables cooked before the cheese goes on. Mushrooms release moisture, and you want that stage finished before you melt cheese over the mixture and divide it into containers.
Slice the steak across the grain and prepare all the vegetables before heating the pan. Choose the flat-top method or the skillet method; the skillet version cooks the vegetables first and the beef in batches. Combine them only for the final cheese melt. That keeps this beef meal prep organized even if your home skillet cannot hold the entire batch at once. Let the mushrooms release their water, but keep the peppers out of a prolonged wet simmer. Add them after the mushrooms have had a head start so they retain a little bite under the melted cheese.
For a refrigerated serving, microwave on high for 90 seconds, stir, then heat for another 45 seconds. Use that as a starting point and continue in short intervals as needed until the food reaches 165°F throughout. Stir through the rice and lift the cheesy steak mixture from the center during the pause. A little water on dry rice can help, while extra cheese is a separate ingredient choice rather than a reheating requirement. Reduce or omit jalapeños if you want less heat. Our American-inspired archive includes other familiar sandwich and comfort-food flavors adapted into meals, and the bowl collection offers more ways to pack them.
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