A savory dinner that comes together in 25 minutes, this Gluten-Free Beef and Broccoli is great for busy weeknights. A budget-friendly twist on the traditional recipe, this ground beef version has the same Korean-inspired flavor but with a great price cut.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 25 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 4
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 514 kcals and 26 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Ground beef, broccoli florets, gluten-free soy sauce, and coconut palm sugar.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, and can be paleo.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: A quick, savory, and satisfying gluten-free dinner that’s packed with bold Korean-inspired flavor and ready in just 25 minutes.
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Trying to find ways to use up the ground beef you got on sale in your freezer? Along with a gluten-free egg roll in a bowl, gluten-free mini meatloaf, and slow cooker ground beef for taco meat, this Korean beef and broccoli is a must-try.
I love being able to get my clients to eat a high protein diet (that they don’t hate) while saving money. And this beef and broccoli recipe helps them do just that (learn more about buying meat on a budget to help you out!). This gluten-free weeknight dinner recipe gives you the best of both worlds: punches of comforting flavor and a quick and easy meal that the family will love, just like this slow cooker beef and broccoli recipe.
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- A Quick Look At The Recipe
- 💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Ingredients and Substitutions
- Flavor Variations
- How To Make Gluten-Free Ground Beef and Broccoli
- Expert Tips
- How To Serve It
- How To Store and Meal Prep It
- Gluten-Free Ground Beef and Broccoli FAQs
- More Easy Gluten-Free Recipes You'll Love
- Gluten-Free Korean Beef and Broccoli
💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Quick: This Korean ground beef and broccoli whips up in just 25 minutes, making it a simple dinner on busy nights.
Family-friendly: The sauce for the ground beef broccoli stir fry is a sweet and savory blend that kids actually love.
Versatile: Serve the beef and broccoli over rice or something lighter like spaghetti squash to switch it up. It makes for wonderful meal prep.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Ground beef: Obbiously the feature of the meal, lean ground beef will make for a better sauce. And if you have extra, whip up this carnivore ground beef and eggs, along with gluten-free teriyaki meatballs for more meal prep.
- Cornstarch or tapioca flour can be used in place of arrowroot starch. Whichever one you have in your gluten-free pantry.
- Soy sauce: Double-check that both your soy sauce and Gochujang is gluten-free, as both are common hidden sources of gluten.
- Make it paleo: If you need this Korean beef and broccoli recipe to be paleo-approved, use coconut aminos in place of soy sauce and omit the gochujang sauce. Likewise, ensure you use coconut palm sugar and not regular brown sugar.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
Below are a few healthy ways to adjust the flavor to give your taste buds something new if you’re making it a lot.
- Vegetables: Add in some julienned carrots or very thinly sliced bell peppers to beef up the mixture and stretch it.
- Spice: If you like it hot, using a jalapeno or red pepper flakes is a great way to spice it up.
- Protein: You could easily use ground venison or ground turkey in place of ground beef if you have some on hand.
- Tacos: Skip the broccoli and just make the Korean beef mixture, then portion it onto gluten-free tortillas with a few taco fixings.
How To Make Gluten-Free Ground Beef and Broccoli
Step 1: Brown the beef until no pink remains before coating it in arrowroot powder.
Step 2: Whisk together the sauce ingredients.
Step 3: Pour the sauce over the ground beef and add in the steamed broccoli.
Step 4: Give everything a stir and cook for 2 more minutes before serving.
Expert Tips
You can either steam the broccoli in a separate steamer or pop it into the ground beef once it’s almost cooked, after it’s been coated in the arrowroot powder. Just pop a lid on the skillet to steam it. You’ll need to chop the broccoli small for this to work, though.
Meal prep part of it by learning how to cook ground beef in a crockpot so that you just have to heat, season, and go.
Make the rice the day before and just reheat it to save you time in the kitchen.
How To Serve It
Truthfully, I enjoy this recipe as-is without any grains for lunch all the time. If you make a big batch, it’s amazing for meal prep. However, as a quick dinner recipe, we most often serve it over top of:
- Whole30 cauliflower rice
- Gluten-free quinoa noodles
- Steamed rice
- Portioned into lettuce wraps
How To Store and Meal Prep It
Once cooked and cooled, store the quick ground beef broccoli stir fry in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container. You can store it with the rice or separately.
Reheat it in the microwave until warmed through or in a skillet over low heat with some extra water to freshen it back up.
I haven’t tried freezing the mixture yet, so not sure about that.
Gluten-Free Ground Beef and Broccoli FAQs
Sure! Typically, Korean beef and broccoli are made with top sirloin cut into strips. Grabbing stir-fry beef from the grocery store will work as well.
Yes, you can use frozen broccoli. Just know that you may need to let it cook an extra minute or two so that the liquid from the broccoli is cooked off.
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Gluten-Free Korean Beef and Broccoli
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Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 Tablespoon Arrowroot powder
- ¼ cup Gluten-free soy Sauce or Tamari
- ¼ cup Coconut palm sugar
- 4 Garlic Cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons Sesame Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Gochujang optional or to taste, confirm gluten-free
- 3 cups Broccoli Florets
- 2.5 cups Cooked Rice for serving
- Sesame Seeds optional, for serving
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until well-browned and no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes.
- Meanwhile, steam the broccoli in a steamer basket over boiling water for approximately 4 minutes.
- Stir in the arrowroot powder until the ground beef is well-coated and cook for 3 additional minutes until beef is dark brown and crunchy.
- In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together the soy sauce, coconut palm sugar, garlic cloves, sesame oil and gochujang until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour the mixture over the beef and stir to combine.
- Cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the steamed broccoli and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes until sauce is completely absorbed by the beef and broccoli.
- Serve on rice and garnish with sesame seeds.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
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Shelby S says
This has become our new favorite dinner recipe! It's easy to whip up and the kids love the flavor.