Creamy Cilantro Steak Bowls
with Garlic Lime Rice & Charred Green Pepper
- Milk
Prepare to meet the World’s Greatest Dressing™. It’s creamy, yet bright and punchy, and absolutely perfect when paired with tender, cumin-scented sliced steak, garlicky lime rice, and charred veggies. Wonder how you’ll make it? Fresh cilantro, onion, garlic, jalapeño, tangy lime juice, and a bit of cumin, plus olive oil and sour cream to round it all out. So, don’t be surprised when you find yourself swiping up every last drop...and making up excuses to recreate this dish again and again.
Ingredients
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
1 unit
Onion
¼ ounce
Cilantro
1 clove
Garlic
1 unit
Lime
1 unit
Jalapeño
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Cumin
10 ounce
Ranch Steak
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Olive Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince garlic; set aside 1⁄4 tsp for step 3. Mince cilantro. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion; mince a few slices until you have 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4 servings). Zest and quarter lime. Slice jalapeño into thin rounds, removing ribs and seeds for less heat; mince a few slices until you have 1⁄2 tsp. Core, deseed, and thinly slice green pepper.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Stir in rice, 3⁄4 cup water (1 1⁄2 cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream, cilantro, minced onion, 1 TBSP olive oil (2 TBSP for 4 servings), reserved 1⁄4 tsp garlic, juice from two lime wedges (four wedges for 4), a pinch of minced jalapeño, a pinch of cumin (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. • Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.
• Pat steak* dry with paper towels. Season all over with remaining cumin, salt, and pepper; rub to thoroughly coat. • Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook to desired doneness, 3-6 minutes per side. • Turn off heat; transfer steak to a cutting board to rest. Wipe out pan.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, sliced onion, and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly charred, 6-8 minutes. TIP: If veggies begin to brown too quickly, add a splash of water.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in lime zest, 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. • Thinly slice steak against the grain. • Divide rice between bowls. Top with veggies and steak. Drizzle steak with sauce. Top with as much sliced jalapeño as you like. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
Steak is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Apr 2026- Flavor: The cilantro sauce and cumin-seasoned steak create bold, fresh flavors that many call their favorite HelloFresh meal.
- Ease of prep: Prep takes longer than expected with lots of mincing and chopping, but the cooking steps are straightforward.
- Suggestions: Add extra sour cream for a creamier sauce; some found the cumin overpowering and preferred lighter seasoning.
- Portions: Rice portions run small for bowl meals — many needed to cook extra rice to feel satisfied.
- Steak quality: Cuts vary in thickness making even cooking tricky; slice against the grain for better tenderness.
Reviews from our home cooks
In my first box, this was by far my favorite. The flavor pairing was excellent and the taste was supreme. The cilantro and green peppers added to the steak was, as I am writing this, making my mouth water! Over rice, it sopped up the deliciousness and my family thoroughly enjoyed it!
This is an excellent new recipe. The cilantro sour cream sauce was off the charts flavorful! I love the cumin rubbed steak and the garlic rice was awesome. The charred veggies added yet another fantastic layer of flavor and texture. This is a hall of fame candidate!!
Total winner. I really like your new steak recipes that aren't premium options. This has lots of great flavor (I use a little bit of the jalapeno though, I'm not a huge fan of very spicy dishes). The garlic lime rice is fantastic and adds a great dimension. Love the charred veggies with the brightness of the rice and creamy cilantro sauce.
Delicious! The creamy cilantro sauce goes so well with the steak and the sautéed peppers and onions bring it all together for a nice flavor throughout.
The steak turned out to be so tender and delicious, especially when combined with the flavors of the lime rice, peppers, onions, and creamy cilantro sauce! Highly recommend!
Loved this one! I've always been intimidated to cook steak but it was so easy and the dish was so flavorful from the rice to the cilantro garlic sauce.
Delicious, fresh ingredients. I enjoyed loads of vegetables: onions, peppers, jalapeno, garlic and cilantro. The steak cooked up very flavorful with cumin, salt, pepper and the sauce with lime, etc. Was a great finishing touch. I would order again.
The recipe asked to mince garlic and I only received a small clove of garlic that wasn't enough for the whole recipe (both the rice and the sauce). It also seemed like there was more veggie than there was meat as the steaks were a little small for the bowl.
This was really good, not one of our all time favorites with HF, but will definitely buy again. I misread the recipe and did not add the garlic to rice, the creaminess of the rice however, once butter was added, paired with the smoky spicy pepper and sauce was divine. Served with seasoned Cuban beans 🫘 the red/pink ones, and fresh avocado. Recipe could have included envelope packet of the beans to push this recipe over the top.
The steak was perfection. Loved the creamy sauce. Would like a red pepper in addition to green pepper for color and added veg
