Keto Ground Beef and Broccoli Recipe

This easy keto ground beef and broccoli recipe is not only delicious but you can make it in 15 minutes! Just add some cauliflower rice and you have a great low carb weeknight meal. Only 5.1g net carbs per serving. This post is sponsored by the Certified Angus Beef ® brand in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own. 

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The other day I wanted to make an old Paleo beef and broccoli stir fry recipe but with ground beef. I thought I’d update that version but realized it wasn’t quite low carb. So as I was tweaking the recipe I also realized it was too different to just update.

That’s how this keto ground beef and broccoli version came about. It only took 15 minutes to make, was low carb and my family loved it! This easy low carb meal is going to be part of our regular rotation especially on busy weeknights!

What kind of ground beef to use.

I think when beef is the star of the dish, you should use a high quality beef like Certified Angus Beef®. I buy mine at t Giant Eagle when they have it on sale.

Today I chose the 85% ground beef because I wanted it to have some fat for flavor but did not want much excess grease. If you have a preference for a fattier meat, just drain some of the grease out and if you want to use a lean ground beef, you may need to add a bit more oil. 

If you like using ground beef, check out these 27 keto ground beef recipes.

Ingredients I used.

So the sauce ingredients I used where soy sauce, Lakanto golden sweetener, garlic, ginger and Better than Bouillon beef base.

The rest of the ingredients for this recipe are olive oil, ground beef, salt, pepper, pine nuts and cauliflower rice. I make my own cauliflower rice but you can buy it just about everywhere now.

I’ve been using Lakanto golden a lot lately as a replacement for brown sugar, so I always have it on hand.

Some other low carb ingredients I can recommend having in your pantry are Better than Bouillon chicken and beef bases, jars of minced ginger and pine nuts. They taste great on so many things!

How to make the low carb stir fry sauce.

The stir fry sauce is very simple but tasty. Add hot water to the Better than Bouillon (beef flavored) and whisk until dissolved. Mix in the soy sauce, ginger, garlic and Lakanto golden and that’s it.

If you don’t have Lakanto golden, use some other brown sugar sweetener, or just plain sweetener. If you don’t care about being low carb use brown sugar.

Let’s make this keto ground beef and broccoli recipe.

Here is how you get it done in 15 minutes.

1. Add oil to a large skillet and heat up to a medium heat. Add the ground beef and season with salt and pepper and start to brown the meat.
2. Meanwhile microwave the broccoli florets for about 4 minutes.
3. While the meat and broccoli are cooking mix the bouillon, water, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and Lakanto golden sweetener to make the sauce.
4. When the meat just starts to brown, add in the cooked broccoli and sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes until the meat is cooked through.
5. While that is simmering make your cauliflower rice. Add florets to a food processor and pulse until it looks like rice.
6. Microwave for about 5 minutes. By the time the stir fry is done you are good to go! Print the recipe card below for more information.

Eat over rice or cauliflower rice.

I made cauliflower rice for this dish to keep it low carb. My hubby and son ate this over regular white rice. If you are making white rice this dish may take longer but if you are using cauliflower rice you can still get this dinner on the table in 15 minutes.

To make cauliflower rice, I just  add a few florets to a food processor and pulse until it looks like rice. Then I microwave it for about 5 minutes and it’s good to go. 

Recipe Tips and Notes

• I prefer fresh broccoli florets instead of frozen broccoli. However you can use it but cook it as you normally would and drain all the excess liquid before adding it to the pan.
• While I only used broccoli you could add any low carb vegetables you want. I would steam them in the microwave ahead of time as you did the broccoli.
• A substitute for soy sauce is coconut aminos. If you use this note it has some carbs to account for that. It also has some sweetness so you might want to cut back on the brown sugar sweetener.
• If you want to add a little heat, try adding some hot pepper flakes. A little sesame oil over top will give it a nice flavor as well. You just want to use a little sesame oil and add it at the end if you use it.  
• I have added pine nuts to this recipe. It is not necessary I just love them. You can substitute slivered almonds, toasted walnuts, sesame seeds or just leave them out all together.
• If you have leftovers or are cooking for 1, you can easily freeze this buy adding it to a freezer airtight container. This is great for a quick low carb meal.

And while this keto beef and broccoli is great over rice it is also delicious as is. I could eat a bowl of this for a low carb dinner, especially with the pine nuts!

The nutritional information for 1 serving without pine nuts is:
398 cals / 24.1g fat / 8.2g carbs / 3.1g fiber / 35.8g protein = 5.1g net carbs

You might also like my friend Jenn’s keto chicken stir fry!

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Easy Keto Beef & Broccoli Recipe

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

This easy keto beef and broccoli recipe is not only delicious but you can make it in 15 minutes! Just add some cauliflower rice and you have a great low carb meal. Only 5.1g net carbs per serving.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and black pepper
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon ginger, fresh grated
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoon Lakanto golden
• 1 teaspoon Beef Better than Bouillon
• 1 cup hot water
• 3 cups broccoli florets

Instructions

1. Add oil to a large skillet and heat up to medium heat. Add the ground beef, salt and pepper and brown.
2. Meanwhile microwave the broccoli florets for about 4 minutes.
3. While the meat and broccoli are cooking mix the bouillon, soy sauce, water, ginger, garlic and Lakanto golden sweetener to make the sauce.
4. Add the sauce to the browned meat along with the broccoli and simmer until the cauliflower is done.
5. While that is simmering make your cauliflower rice. Add florets to a food processor and pulse until it looks like rice.Microwave for about 5 minutes.
6. By the time the stir fry is done and your are good to go!

Notes

The nutritional information for 1 serving is:

398 cals / 24.1g fat / 8.2g carbs / 3.1g fiber / 35.8g protein = 5.1g net carbs

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 398

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