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Easy Beef and Broccoli for a Date Night Meal

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This easy beef and broccoli meal is a quick and delicious meal for a date night at home! Spend more time together, spend less money, and enjoy fresh farm to table ingredients.

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This easy beef and broccoli is not just for date nights! Your whole family will enjoy this meal too!

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Gather your ingredients:

Ingredients: use organic ingredients when possible for best results and visit your local farms or farmers market

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 5 cups chopped broccoli
  • 2 cups carrots chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic pressed or minced
  • 1/4 tsp. ground ginger powder
  • 1/2 cup coconut aminos
  • 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder (or corn starch)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
beef and broccoli ingredients in separate clear bowls own a white counter

recipe for easy beef and broccoli for a date night meal

step one

Place a large stainless steel skillet on stove over medium heat and add the butter to the pan. Once butter is melted, add the ground beef and onions to the skillet. Cook until meat is no longer pink.

ground beef and onions in a stainless skillet

step two

Add the broccoli and carrots to the skillet and stir to combine. Place a lid on the skillet and let steam for ten minutes, or until veggies are cooked to your liking.

carrots being poured into a skillet of broccoli and beef

step three

While the veggies are steaming with the meat, mix together the sauce in a separate bowl. Combine the garlic, ground ginger powder, coconut aminos, arrowroot powder, and black pepper. Whisk until well combined and set aside.

clear bowl filled with sauce ingredients on a white counter

step four

After ten minutes, remove the lid from the skillet, make sure your carrots and broccoli are tender, and turn the heat down to low. Proceed to pour the sauce throughout the skillet and stir well to combine. Your sauce will begin to thicken quickly. If you want to thin the sauce, you can add up to half a cup of water at this point. Let warm for one minute.

beef, broccoli, and carrots in a skillet with sauce being poured into the skillet

step five

Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top of all of the ingredients and give a final stir to combine everything together.

beef and broccoli stir fry topped with sesame seeds in a stainless skillet

step six

Serve immediately as is, or plate your skillet meal on top of rice of your choice. Enjoy! Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.

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beef and broccoli stir-fry over a bed of rice in a white bowl next to raw ingredients to make the recipe

Easy Beef and Broccoli for a Date Night Meal

Sara Crile
This easy beef and broccoli meal is a quick and delicious meal for a date night at home! Spend more time together, spend less money, and enjoy fresh farm to table ingredients.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 5 cups broccoli chopped
  • 2 cups carrots chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic pressed or minced
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger powder
  • 1/2 cup coconut aminos
  • 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder (or corn starch)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • Place a large stainless steel skillet on stove over medium heat and add the butter to the pan. Once butter is melted, add the ground beef and onions to the skillet. Cook until meat is no longer pink.
  • Add the broccoli and carrots to the skillet and stir to combine. Place a lid on the skillet and let steam for ten minutes, or until veggies are cooked to your liking.
  • While the veggies are steaming with the meat, mix together the sauce in a separate bowl. Combine the garlic, ground ginger powder, coconut aminos, arrowroot powder, and black pepper. Whisk until well combined and set aside.
  • After ten minutes, remove the lid from the skillet, make sure your carrots and broccoli are tender, and turn the heat down to low. Proceed to pour the sauce throughout the skillet and stir well to combine. Your sauce will begin to thicken quickly. If you want to thin the sauce, you can add up to half a cup of water at this point. Let warm for one minute.
  • Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top of all of the ingredients and give a final stir to combine everything together.
  • Serve immediately as is, or plate your skillet meal on top of rice of your choice. Enjoy! Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.

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