Description
This Meal Prep Ground Beef Teriyaki recipe is a quick and flavorful stir-fry dish featuring ground beef cooked with fresh vegetables in a homemade teriyaki sauce. Perfect for busy weekdays, it’s a nutritious and satisfying meal served over rice, making it ideal for meal prepping lunches or dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat and Vegetables
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup broccoli florets
Teriyaki Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
Thickening Agent
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
Garnish
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 green onions, chopped
To Serve
- Cooked rice, for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, minced garlic, freshly grated ginger, rice vinegar, and sesame oil until the sugar dissolves completely. Set this mixture aside for later use.
- Make the slurry: In another small bowl, combine cornstarch and water, mixing until smooth. This slurry will be used to thicken the sauce.
- Cook the ground beef: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it apart with a spatula, until it is fully browned and no longer pink, about 5 to 7 minutes. Drain any excess fat from the pan.
- Sauté the vegetables: Add the diced onion and red bell pepper to the skillet with the cooked beef. Stir and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Add the broccoli: Toss in the broccoli florets and continue cooking for another 2 to 3 minutes. The broccoli should turn a vibrant green and become tender-crisp.
- Add the teriyaki sauce: Pour the previously prepared soy sauce mixture over the beef and vegetables, stirring well to combine all ingredients evenly.
- Thicken the sauce: Stir in the cornstarch slurry to the skillet. Continue stirring constantly for about 1 to 2 minutes, until the sauce thickens and coats the beef and vegetables nicely.
- Garnish: Sprinkle the dish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions to add flavor and visual appeal.
- Serve: Immediately serve the teriyaki beef mixture over cooked rice, or portion into meal prep containers for convenient lunches or dinners throughout the week.
Notes
- For a gluten-free option, use tamari or a gluten-free soy sauce.
- Vegetables can be substituted according to preference or seasonality, such as snap peas, carrots, or mushrooms.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 2 months.
- To add extra flavor, consider marinating the ground beef in some of the sauce for 15 minutes before cooking.
- Adjust brown sugar quantity to control the sweetness of the teriyaki sauce.
