Healthy Beef And Broccoli Low Carb Recipe Wellplated Com

When a craving strikes for authentic Chinese beef and broccoli, I typically turn to one of my delicious healthy beef recipes with broccoli (a.k.a. Crockpot Beef and Broccoli and Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli). Today’s recipe for skinny beef and broccoli is for those days when I’m craving beef and broccoli and need it to be extra veggie-packed. After seeing this recipe in my friend Lindsay’s beautiful new cookbook, Nourishing Superfood Bowls, I knew I needed to make it.

Like my Cauliflower Fried Rice, this recipe uses vegetables as “rice” instead of traditional rice, making the dish low carb and light. Serving this healthy beef stir fry with broccoli rice created the exact healthy beef and broccoli effect that I was after, without my needing to sauté the broccoli separately.

It perfectly satisfied my beef and broccoli cravings too!

How to Make Healthy Beef and Broccoli

From the healthy beef and broccoli sauce to the tender beef, this recipe doesn’t disappoint. It’s full of rich, savory flavors, keeps me full for hours, and comes together in just 30 minutes!

The Ingredients

Beef. This recipe uses sirloin, which is a lean and tender cut of beef. It’s also packed with protein, vitamins, and minerals.

Cornstarch. Helps absorb excess moisture and creates a crispy coating on the outside of the beef.Mongolian Sauce. A delightfully sweet, salty, and zippy mixture of soy sauce, chicken broth, coconut sugar, oil, garlic, and ginger. Broccoli. Like cauliflower rice, broccoli florets transform into a delicious, low-carb, fiber-packed swap for rice. It plays double duty by providing the broccoli flavor that we know and love in this dish, and it also helps soak up the scrumptious sauce.

Red Pepper Flakes. Adds just a hint of spice. If you like your beef and broccoli with a kick, you can add more to taste.

The Directions

Storage Tips

To Store. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. To Reheat. Gently rewarm beef and broccoli in a skillet on the stovetop over medium-low heat or in the microwave. To Freeze. Freeze leftovers in an airtight freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months. If possible, freeze the broccoli rice and beef separately. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.

Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe

Nonstick Skillet. Makes cleanup a breeze. Splatter Screen. While this isn’t necessary for the recipe, it was helpful when I was cooking the beef.Food Processor. Easily turns the broccoli into “rice.”