This easy keto ground beef and broccoli stir fry 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 dinner. 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 stir fry recipe.
Here is how you get it done in 15 minutes.
- 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.
- Meanwhile microwave the broccoli florets for about 4 minutes.
- While the meat and broccoli are cooking mix the bouillon, water, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and Lakanto golden sweetener to make the sauce.
- When the meat just starts to brown, add in the cooked broccoli and sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes until the meat is cooked through. Cook time may vary.
- 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. 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!
Easy Keto Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe
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.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and black pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon ginger, fresh grated
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon Lakanto golden
- 1 teaspoon Beef Better than Bouillon
- 1 cup hot water
- 3 cups broccoli florets
Instructions
- Add oil to a large skillet and heat up to medium heat. Add the ground beef, salt and pepper and brown. (Note if you are sensitve to salt, the soy sauce may have enough salt for you and you can eliminate salt but keep the black pepper. Also you can use low sodium soy sauce.)
- Meanwhile microwave the broccoli florets for about 4 minutes.
- While the meat and broccoli are cooking mix the bouillon, soy sauce, water, ginger, garlic and Lakanto golden sweetener to make the sauce.
- Add the sauce to the browned meat along with the broccoli and simmer until the cauliflower is done.
- 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.
- 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 ServingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 398
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Disappointed says
This recipe doesn’t work. Tooo watery, so sweet, too much ginger. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of soy sauce and 1 cup of water. 1 1/2 cups of liquid with no thickener. That’s practically soup! Doesn’t seem like it was tested first, or the recipe has quantity typos. I had my doubts after reading some of the comments, but I always want to try a recipe as written before adjusting. I chose poorly this time. I’ll try it again with these changes: 1 tsp of ginger, 1/4 tsp of bullion, 1/4 of hot water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, and 1 tsp of the sweetener. And I’m adding a little sesame oil to the sauce.
Denise says
Sorry this was recipe wasn’t to your liking and we did just have this last week so it is how my family likes it. It is a bit watery because it’s you can’t use corn starch to thicken it like other Chinese sauces because of the carbs. You could use xanthan or glucomannan if you have either of those. You just need a bit and it will thicken it. I don’t bother just because I know most people won’t have them.
As for the flavor you can certainly adjust the soy, ginger and sweetener to your preferences. It’s such a simple recipe and I hope you can find a way to work for you.
Blair says
Can I use beef broth instead of the beef bouillon?
Denise says
Hi Blair, yes you can just don’t use the water either. Use 1 cup of beef broth instead of the bouillon and water. Hope that made sense. 🙂
Darbi says
Can I use a trivia mix instead of Lakanto Golden?
Denise says
Hi Darbi, yes you can use any kind of sweetener. If you have a brown sugar tasty sweetener that would be best because it gives it a bit more flavor but if you don’t it should still work. Good luck and I hope you like it!
Juli says
Can I use Amino Acids instead of Soy sauce?
Denise says
Hi Juli,
Yes you can however you might want to use less sweetener depending on the aminos you are using. For instance coconut aminos seems to have a lot of sweetness to me so I use less sweetener if you using that. Just taste it and you can adjust accordingly. Good luck!
Juli says
Thanks for such a quick reply Denise!!
This turned out so delicious! I didn’t have enough amino acids, so I added some worcestershire sauce, I know, weird right??!! But it worked. I also added white onions to the ground beef saute. I also reduced the ginger, as it can quickly over power any dish, and I had to use beef broth instead of bouillon. Everyone thought it tasted great. Doing this again.
Denise says
Hi Juli,
So glad you liked it! Thanks for coming back and sharing your tips!
Joy L. says
1/2 cup of soy sauce is just too much! Too salty and the soy sauce overwhelms the whole dish. And that’s with using 2 pounds of beef and double the broccoli. Otherwise, I like the recipe. 1/4 cup is more than enough.
Denise says
Hi Joy, thanks for coming back to share you tips. It does make a lot of sauce so I can see where you might want to use less.
Kate says
When does the soy sauce go into the recipe? With the bouillon etc?
Denise says
Hi Kate, thanks for bringing that to my attention. Yes you add it with the bouillon. I have fixed the recipe card. Hope you like it!
Tasia says
I wish I read the comments, it was okay but way to salty. My ten and twelve year old noticed the salt right away. I would add a quarter cup if that of soy sauce and wasn’t a real thick sauce obviously but it worked. I don’t think I would make it again.
Denise says
Hi Tasia, I’m sorry the dish was too salty for you. I added to the recipe notes that you can eliminate the salt and/or use low sodium soy sauce if you are worried about too much salt.
Marisa F. Stewart says
Fantastic weeknight meal even if you aren’t worried about your carbs. Stir fries are one of our favorite dishes. Lots of veggies and meat that are loaded with flavor. I love the idea of using cauliflower rice.
Veena Azmanov says
I cant wait to try this amazing and healthy and delicious recipe. I love your presentation.
Sara Welch says
I know what I will be having for dinner tonight! This looks amazing and love how quickly it comes together! Delish!
Carissa Shaw says
Thank you for this great recipe! My husband eats keto and I’m always trying to figure out what to cook for him.
Terri says
I love that this recipe is low carb – perfect back to school (and healthy eating reality after vacation for me) meal! 🙂
Andrea Metlika says
Beef and broccoli is a favorite of ours. Can’t wait to try this with the ground beef.
Lauren Vavala | Delicious Little Bites says
Why the heck I have I never thought to use ground beef – I bet it holds the saucy so much better – can’t wait to try this (I do low carb!)
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy says
It’s great to have some quick and easy meals for busy weeknights. So much better than takeout. Leftovers are great for lunch the next day too.