**Quick and Delicious Midweek Meals: Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry**
When it comes to meal prep, sometimes we need something quick and easy to whip up for lunch or dinner. In this article, we'll explore two simple midweek meals that can be prepared in under 25 minutes. The first dish is a ground beef and broccoli stir fry, which is incredibly delicious and packed with nutrients.
**The Sauce**
To start making the ground beef and broccoli stir fry, we need to prepare the sauce. In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup of beef broth, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of honey, a few drops of sesame oil, and a teaspoon or two of ground black pepper. Whisk everything together until smooth, then set it aside for a few minutes.
**Blanching the Broccoli**
While the sauce is being prepared, we can start blanching some broccoli florets. Fill a pot with boiling water and add 2-3 cups of broccoli florets. Blanch the broccoli for 3 minutes, or until it's tender but still crisp. Remove the broccoli from the water with a slotted spoon and set it aside in a bowl.
**Cooking the Ground Beef**
In a preheated pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil and cook 1 pound of ground beef, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks. Once the beef is browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes, add a small chopped onion (3-4 cloves) and 2-3 cloves of minced garlic to the pan. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
**Combining the Sauce and Ground Beef**
Add the prepared sauce to the pan with the ground beef and stir everything together. Make sure there are no lumps in the sauce by whisking it constantly. Then, add the blanched broccoli florets to the pan and toss everything together until the broccoli is evenly coated with the sauce.
**Serving and Garnishing**
Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the stir fry simmer for 4-5 minutes, allowing all the flavors to meld together. Serve the ground beef and broccoli stir fry over hot rice or noodles of your choice. To garnish, sprinkle some sesame seeds on top (white and black work well). Take a bite... Wow! This dish is not only quick and easy but also incredibly delicious.
For another simple midweek meal option, check out our previous video on the Easy Chicken Skillet Thighs. In that video, we explore how to make tender and juicy chicken thighs in just 20 minutes. Whether you're a busy professional or a student looking for quick meal ideas, these two dishes are perfect for you.
**Tips and Variations**
* For an extra burst of flavor, add some sliced bell peppers or carrots to the stir fry along with the broccoli.
* Use leaner ground beef if you prefer a healthier option.
* Substitute chicken breast or thighs for the ground beef for a different protein option.
* Serve the stir-fry over rice noodles or udon noodles for a more flavorful and textured dish.
By following these simple recipes, you can enjoy delicious and healthy meals in no time. Whether you're cooking for yourself or for a family dinner, these midweek meal ideas are sure to become favorites. So go ahead, give them a try, and don't forget to leave us a comment and like our video if you enjoyed this recipe!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys Dave here back at you with another midweek meal you can whip this up in about oh I'd say 20 25 minutes of the very most it's gram beef and broccoli incredibly delicious and like I say so fast to do so let me show you how to do this so let's start with about A3 of a cup of beef broth combine this with 3 tbspoon of soy sauce 2 tablespoons of honey just to sweeten up our lives of course you can add more just to make it on the sweeter side then a few drops of sesame oil I'd say you know five or 10 something like that a teaspoon or two of the old ground black pepper follow this with two tablespoons of cornstarch just to thicken things up graub up the old whisker spoon and just combine everything together then just simply set this aside for a few minutes next up I'm going to grab up the flats from a but AE of broccoli and slip them into a pot of boiling water and we're just going to blanch this up for about 3 minutes guys you really don't have to blanch it but I mean it just makes it that nice and green and makes things a little bit faster oh looking nice and green now okay I said 3 minutes but two is actually better so we're just going to pull these out and set them aside in a bowl because really personally anyway I don't want the uh the broccoli too soggy okay next up into a preheated pan over medium high heat with a tablespoon of oil throw in an ill beer pound of ground beef go ahead and break this up I still meaning to get me one of those breaker upper thingies from Amazon I'll have to look into that I know a potato masher will do the trick I just want the breaker upper thingies anyway we're just going to start to fry this up and I'm just using a medium ground beef here guys I mean you can use lean as well but it tends to get a little more expensive you know the the leaner cut you get so this is going to be just fine after about 5 minutes the beef is fried up so we're going in with a small chopped onion three or four cloves of garlic because you know me I just have to have my garlic and notice here guys to saut this up I shove the beef to one side so we're just going to saute this for about 2 or 3 minutes until that wonderful Aroma of garlic fills the air and then just kind of mix the beef and the garlic and the onion together oh this is smelling absolutely wonderful you know it's funny I could just eat this as is but of course we're not going to do that because we're going to give that sauce one more stir around to make sure nothing's on the bottom and then throw it over top of that beef well not throw it P I mean then of course in with that broccoli that is ever so Green from the blanching grab up a couple of spoons and just toss everything together and while I'm tossing I don't know if you checked out our last video on the easy chicken skill thighs but it was so good maybe go back and check that out after you watch this then you'll have two simple really easy midweek meals how do you like them apples or broccoli or chicken I don't know so what you want to do now guys is just reduce the heat a little bit and let the simmer away oh I don't know for about 4 or 5 minutes but she is looking mighty fine if you ask me and it's really as simple as that so we're just going to serve this up over some piping hot rice but I don't know you have to admit this is super simple and it is super good I dare you to make it of course to finish things off we have to garnish this up with some sesame seeds and I'm using white and black here and there a be guys are ever so simple and so delicious ground beef and broccoli super easy super delicious simply a must make but don't go away yet because we are going to taste it all right let's grab some up here guys got to get some broccoli on there and of course a bit of beef and just look at this this is going to be so good and it even smells absolutely fantastic all right let's give this a taste M you know for 20 minutes is incredibly delicious just the beef it's got that sweetness to it and it's the honey it's got that hint of Ginger kind of that Asian flare and the broccoli is done really well I can't believe it's so fast and so delicious you got to make this and if you do leave us a comment give us a like cuz it really does help the channel out and most of all subscribe thanks for watching guys stay safe and we'll catch you next timehey guys Dave here back at you with another midweek meal you can whip this up in about oh I'd say 20 25 minutes of the very most it's gram beef and broccoli incredibly delicious and like I say so fast to do so let me show you how to do this so let's start with about A3 of a cup of beef broth combine this with 3 tbspoon of soy sauce 2 tablespoons of honey just to sweeten up our lives of course you can add more just to make it on the sweeter side then a few drops of sesame oil I'd say you know five or 10 something like that a teaspoon or two of the old ground black pepper follow this with two tablespoons of cornstarch just to thicken things up graub up the old whisker spoon and just combine everything together then just simply set this aside for a few minutes next up I'm going to grab up the flats from a but AE of broccoli and slip them into a pot of boiling water and we're just going to blanch this up for about 3 minutes guys you really don't have to blanch it but I mean it just makes it that nice and green and makes things a little bit faster oh looking nice and green now okay I said 3 minutes but two is actually better so we're just going to pull these out and set them aside in a bowl because really personally anyway I don't want the uh the broccoli too soggy okay next up into a preheated pan over medium high heat with a tablespoon of oil throw in an ill beer pound of ground beef go ahead and break this up I still meaning to get me one of those breaker upper thingies from Amazon I'll have to look into that I know a potato masher will do the trick I just want the breaker upper thingies anyway we're just going to start to fry this up and I'm just using a medium ground beef here guys I mean you can use lean as well but it tends to get a little more expensive you know the the leaner cut you get so this is going to be just fine after about 5 minutes the beef is fried up so we're going in with a small chopped onion three or four cloves of garlic because you know me I just have to have my garlic and notice here guys to saut this up I shove the beef to one side so we're just going to saute this for about 2 or 3 minutes until that wonderful Aroma of garlic fills the air and then just kind of mix the beef and the garlic and the onion together oh this is smelling absolutely wonderful you know it's funny I could just eat this as is but of course we're not going to do that because we're going to give that sauce one more stir around to make sure nothing's on the bottom and then throw it over top of that beef well not throw it P I mean then of course in with that broccoli that is ever so Green from the blanching grab up a couple of spoons and just toss everything together and while I'm tossing I don't know if you checked out our last video on the easy chicken skill thighs but it was so good maybe go back and check that out after you watch this then you'll have two simple really easy midweek meals how do you like them apples or broccoli or chicken I don't know so what you want to do now guys is just reduce the heat a little bit and let the simmer away oh I don't know for about 4 or 5 minutes but she is looking mighty fine if you ask me and it's really as simple as that so we're just going to serve this up over some piping hot rice but I don't know you have to admit this is super simple and it is super good I dare you to make it of course to finish things off we have to garnish this up with some sesame seeds and I'm using white and black here and there a be guys are ever so simple and so delicious ground beef and broccoli super easy super delicious simply a must make but don't go away yet because we are going to taste it all right let's grab some up here guys got to get some broccoli on there and of course a bit of beef and just look at this this is going to be so good and it even smells absolutely fantastic all right let's give this a taste M you know for 20 minutes is incredibly delicious just the beef it's got that sweetness to it and it's the honey it's got that hint of Ginger kind of that Asian flare and the broccoli is done really well I can't believe it's so fast and so delicious you got to make this and if you do leave us a comment give us a like cuz it really does help the channel out and most of all subscribe thanks for watching guys stay safe and we'll catch you next time\n"
