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Ground Beef and Broccoli

This Ground Beef and Broccoli Recipe is cooked in a delicious, flavorful sauce and comes together in less than 30 minutes! It's a perfect weeknight dinner for the entire family!
4.45 from 20 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, Asian
Servings 4
Calories 324 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2/3 cup low sodium soy sauce See Note 1
  • 2/3 cup beef broth or stock
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced/grated
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef 90% lean or more
  • 1-2 tsp olive oil avocado oil or vegetable oil also work
  • 3-4 cups fresh broccoli florets, cut into small, bite sized pieces See Note 2
  • sesame seeds, red pepper flakes and green onions for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, beef stock, brown sugar, honey, sesame oil, corn starch, ginger and garlic. Set aside.
  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 1-2 tsp of olive oil. When oil is hot, add beef. Cook beef until no longer pink, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon (about 3-4 minutes). Pro tip: using a potato masher during the last minute or so of cooking will get your meat broken up nice and fine!
  • When meat is browned, give the reserved sauce a good stir to remix the ingredients. Then add sauce and broccoli to the pan. Give everything a nice toss so sauce coats the meat and the broccoli. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
  • Boil 1-2 minutes until sauce is thickened and broccoli is crisp-tender.
  • Garnish with green onions, sesame seeds and red pepper flakes if you like! Serve over hot jasmine rice, brown rice or cauliflower rice.

Notes

Note 1: Make SURE your soy sauce is LOW SODIUM otherwise this dish will be wayyy too salty! If all you have on hand is regular soy sauce, cut the amount in half and add a few tablespoons of water. You can also use coconut aminos.
Note 2: The smaller you cut your broccoli, the faster this dish will cook! Also, you can use frozen broccoli. However, I am a big fan of my stir fry veggies being crisp-tender which is tough to do with frozen veggies.
If you want to use frozen broccoli, make sure to thaw it completely. Then, drain or pat off any excess water.
 
Nutrition information is only an estimate. Info is based on the Very Well Fit Nutrition Calculator.
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Nutrition

Calories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 28gFat: 8.7gSaturated Fat: 3.1gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 1635mgPotassium: 712mgFiber: 2.2gSugar: 23gCalcium: 59mgIron: 4mg
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