20 minute Ground Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry
Got 20 minutes, a pound of ground beef, and some broccoli on hand? You are so lucky: You have the core of this easy Ground Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry recipe all ready to go, the next time you need a quick weeknight dinner idea.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
For the beef & veggies
- 1 lb ground beef
- 12 oz broccoli crowns chopped into small pieces
For the sauce
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic about 4 cloves
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper depending on taste
For serving
- Cooked rice
- 2 green onions chopped (optional)
- Sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Start the rice cooking so that it’s ready for serving, if you don’t have pre-cooked rice handy. (Cooking rice will add a few minutes to the meal; the beef and broccoli part itself, however, takes just 20 minutes.)
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just cooked through, breaking it into bite-sized pieces as you go, but not crumbling. Drain the fat and return the beef to the pan.
- While the beef is cooking, combine the sauce ingredients and chop your broccoli. Stir the broccoli and sauce into the skillet with the browned ground beef.
- Continue to stir fry the beef and veggies over medium-high heat for about five minutes until broccoli is crisp-tender and sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Serve your beef & broccoli stir fry over cooked rice, topped with optional chopped green onion and/or sesame seeds.
Notes
I used ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper in the sauce and didn’t find it particularly spicy, but reduce if you are sensitive to heat.