Quick Ground Beef Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine ⓘ
- 2 medium onions, quartered, sliced
- 3 medium carrots, thinly sliced ⓘ
- 1 garlic clove, minced ⓘ
- 1 (9 ounce) package frozen cut green beans, thawed ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
- 2 cups fresh bean sprouts ⓘ
Instructions
- Crumble ground beef into a large frying pan with 2 tbsp of the butter. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring until browned. Remove meat from pan. Set aside.
- Add remaining 2 tbsp butter to pan, along with onions and carrots. Cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until carrots are tender-crisp, about 6-8 minutes.
- Mix in garlic and green beans. Cook 1 minute longer. Return ground beef to pan.
- Blend soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and ginger until smooth. Mix into ground beef mixture.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring until thickened. Add bean sprouts and cook about 1 minute longer.
- Serve with brown rice.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
734
kcal
37% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).