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    Easy Broccoli and Beef

    May 10, 2011 by Alea 19 Comments

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    easy beef with broccoli

     

    I love how fast stir-frys come together. Broccoli and Beef is one of my favorite dishes, but I avoided making it for years because I thought the recipe involved too many steps for an easy stir-fry dinner. The recipe I was given by a friend involved cooking the meat in oil, steaming the veggies, cooking both in a marinade and then adding a sauce – just not going to happen on a busy night. Then one evening it occurred to me: I am not a recipe follower! So I used the flavors and created a fast and easy Broccoli and Beef recipe that we can enjoy even on busy nights.

    You don’t need a wok to make stir-frys. I just use a large frying pan and push ingredients to the side before I work on the sauce in the center like so:

    Cooking Broccoli and Beef in a Frying Pan

    After you have cut your broccoli florets, don’t toss the stems! You can julienne the stems and use them to make Broccoli Slaw.

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    Easy Broccoli and Beef

    Super easy skillet meal! Perfect for busy weeknights! (And cheaper than takeout!)
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time10 minutes
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 1 cup white rice
    • 1 Tbsp olive oil
    • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
    • 1/2 lb thin flank steak, cut in thin strips
    • 1/2 small onion, cut in thin strips
    • 4 cups broccoli florets
    • 1 cup carrots, julienned
    • 1/2 cup Asian stir-fry sauce
    • 2 tsp garlic powder

    Instructions

    • Cook the white rice, as directed on the package.
    • Add olive oil and soy sauce to a large frying pan or wok and turn the heat to medium high. Once the oil and soy sauce are warmed up, add the steak and onion strips and cook until the meat is mostly browned.
    • Stir in the broccoli and carrot sticks. Cook over a medium-high flame for 4 to 5 minutes or until broccoli is fork tender and meat is cooked through.
    • Pour in the Asian stir-fry sauce, and toss the beef and broccoli with the sauce until thoroughly coated and warmed through.
    • Serve Broccoli and Beef over white rice.

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    Article by Alea

    Alea Milham shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home at Premeditated Leftovers. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less. Alea can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
    Alea has written 52 great articles for us.
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    Comments

    1. Michele says

      May 11, 2011 at 7:34 am

      Erin, This will not allow me to print. When I hit the print button it diplays a blank page, nor will it allow me to copy and paste. Any ideas? It sounds to yumm yo let it go! Thanks!

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    2. Tricia H says

      May 11, 2011 at 8:53 am

      Alea – thanks for expanding my stir fry options! When I do stir fry, I use chicken. This sounds mighty delicious. Oh – and broccoli slaw too! A bonus 🙂

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    3. Lindsey says

      May 14, 2011 at 9:26 pm

      Oh yum! This sounds easy and delicious. It very well make it onto our lunch time menu some time soon 🙂

      Reply
    4. Nancy says

      September 22, 2011 at 3:16 pm

      do you have to use cornstarch and the rice vinegar ? i have never used these ingredients and wasnt sure if i should spend the money on them if i will only use them in certain things

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      • Alea Milham says

        September 22, 2011 at 4:43 pm

        You can replace the cornstarch with 4 teaspoons of flour and you can use white vinegar instead of rice vinegar. I hope you enjoy the recipe.

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    5. Heather says

      October 26, 2012 at 7:50 am

      I used chicken instead of beef and it was still sooooo good! Thanks for the recipe!

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    6. Courtney says

      September 16, 2013 at 12:04 am

      I’m confused how this is part of the20 meals from costco for $150. It has flank steak which is not on the shopping list. Are we supposed to use stew beef instead? Also, it seems important to use fresh broccoli in this stir fry, especially if wanting to make the broccoli slaw, but the shopping list calls for the frozen broccoli. I’m guessing we’re just supposed to use the frozen though. Sorry, you may have clarified this somewhere, I may not have seen it. But it would be good to know.

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    7. Cherlynn Thomas says

      September 19, 2013 at 7:36 pm

      I made this dish for my family last night, and it is hands-down a new family favorite! We’ll be making this again very soon!

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      • Alea says

        September 19, 2013 at 11:06 pm

        Thank you! You made my night!

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    8. Mary says

      September 20, 2013 at 11:32 pm

      Courtney if you go back to the costco for $15o page and go down to the Recipes with Ingredients Breakdown you will see where she lists what to use from the costco trip.

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    9. Alisa says

      October 3, 2013 at 12:40 pm

      This was great! Made it last night and the family loved it. I am a sauce kinda gal so I increased the sauce, made it a bit thicker and added a little honey. My hubby loves stir fry so was excited when I made it. I used it as part of the Costco meal plan so I used the stew meat, frozen broccoli, and cut up baby carrots for it.

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    10. Cheyenne says

      October 4, 2013 at 1:19 pm

      You mentioned that this is a freezer pack? how does that work?

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    11. Yvonne says

      October 28, 2013 at 7:20 am

      Sounds like a plan,I am going to try it! Save money! Eat healthy! I like it!

      Reply
    12. Linda H says

      December 28, 2013 at 6:05 pm

      I too just realized there are no “FREEZER PACK” instructions per the Costco article. Would someone please clarify?? Thanks.

      Reply
    13. Carolyn says

      January 8, 2014 at 3:30 pm

      I just made this into freezer meals. I put all the ingredients in step one- the oil, soy sauce, meat, garlic and onions- into a quart size bag. Then the carrots and broccoli in step two into one quart bag (it was a tight fit!) and the sauce mixture into its own bag- I used a quart but a sandwich size would have been plenty. Then I put all three bags into one gallon zip lock bag. That way it is all ready to go when I want to cook it and I can still follow the cooking steps. I am not sure how else to make it a freezer meal. It smells and looks good!! I had enough ingredients to make 4 meals.
      Thank you for posting these meal plans- it makes my life a little easier!!

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    14. Ashleigh gifford says

      January 13, 2014 at 11:14 pm

      Any substitutions for the oyster sauce?? My husbands allergic to shellfish

      Reply
    15. daiwai says

      May 17, 2014 at 3:55 pm

      Having lived in Hong Kong for 13 years I can say that you have a very nice western / eastern dish – I just tried it with some left-over, thinky sliced roasted tenderloin ( which just melts in your mouth) and its delicious (and used up the extra portion of saffron rice from Friday night’s Indian take-away! Just needed to add a little water to the wok as the sauce got a little thick and started to go dry.

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