Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry is easy to make and tasty too! The ground beef is stir fried with crushed garlic, sliced onions, and crunchy broccoli in a tasty sauce!

Best type of ground beef for stir fry

You can actually use any type of ground beef for stir fry! Stir fry makes it pretty easy to make it taste good. However, here’s a little more info on the ground beef and my least favorite one to use for stir fries:

Ground chuck

The fat content of ground chuck is 80/20 (which means 80% lean meat and 20% fat). This type of ground beef is good for burgers, meatballs, meatloaf, tacos, and stir fries. This is the most recommended ground beef for stir fries as it offers optimal juiciness.

Ground round

Ground round has a fat content of 85/15 (which means 85% lean meat and 15% fat). You can use ground round beef for leaner burgers (than ground chuck), meatballs, meatloaf, chili, and stir fries.

Ground sirloin

We are getting leaner – ground sirloin has a fat content of 90/10 (90% lean meat, and 10% fat). I recommend using this type of ground beef for meatballs, meatloaf, meat sauces, and stir fries (but you may want to add extra sauce to make sure it’s not too dry).

Extra lean ground beef

Lastly, we have extra lean ground beef. This really means anything that has fat content 93/7 or higher. I recommend using this only when there is something else more moist with it – such as meatballs, meatloaf, and meat sauces. I don’t typically use this for stir fries just because it’s more dry and not as tasty.

How to pan fry ground beef

Pan frying ground beef is a very easy way to cook it. All you need is a skillet, pan or wok and add oil to start. When the oil is hot, add the ground beef and start breaking it up in to smaller pieces with a spatula. If you’re using a non stick pan, make sure to use spatulas that do not hurt the coating. Cook the ground beef until it is browned and cooked thoroughly which will take about 5-7 minutes, remember to occasionally stir as to cook evenly.

If you are just needing the ground beef by itself for another recipe, you will want to remove from heat and drain excess grease before setting aside. However, for this recipe, we will add more ingredients to the dish, so do not do that – follow the recipe below!

How to make Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

First, gather your ingredients:

1 tbsp cooking oil
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 lb ground beef
8 oz broccoli florets
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup sliced onions (optional)

Heat a large cooking pan or wok on medium high heat. Add cooking oil and garlic and stir fry for about 1 minute or until aromatic.

Then add ground beef and start breaking it up in to smaller pieces with a spatula. If you’re using a non stick pan, make sure to use spatulas that do not hurt the coating. Cook the ground beef until mostly browned about 2 minutes or so, remember to occasionally stir as to cook evenly. Remove from heat, drain, and set aside.

Add a little more oil to the pan if the pan is dry, then add broccoli florets and onions (optional), and stir occasionally until the broccoli is tender but still crunchy. This takes about 3 – 5 minutes usually. If not, you may consider adding a little water and covering to help it cook faster (basically works on steaming).

Add the beef back to the wok/pan, and soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar, and stir everything to mix well for about 3-5 minutes or until everything is cooked – meaning the ground beef is cooked thoroughly, and broccoli and onions are tender to your liking.

Remove from heat and serve! I recommend with some rice 🙂

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Ground Beef and Broccoli

Name: Ground Beef and Broccoli
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp cooking oil; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 lb ground beef; 8 oz broccoli florets; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1/2 cup sliced onions (optional)

Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry is easy to make and tasty too! The ground beef is stir fried with crushed garlic, sliced onions, and crunchy broccoli in a tasty sauce!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbsp cooking oil
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 lb ground beef
8 oz broccoli florets
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup sliced onions (optional)

Instructions

Heat a large cooking pan or wok on medium high heat. Add cooking oil and garlic and stir fry for about 1 minute or until aromatic.
Then add ground beef and start breaking it up in to smaller pieces with a spatula. If you’re using a non stick pan, make sure to use spatulas that do not hurt the coating. Cook the ground beef until mostly browned about 2 minutes or so, remember to occasionally stir as to cook evenly. Remove from heat, drain, and set aside.
Add a little more oil to the pan if the pan is dry, then add broccoli florets and onions (optional), and stir occasionally until the broccoli is tender but still crunchy. This takes about 3 – 5 minutes usually. If not, you may consider adding a little water and covering to help it cook faster (basically works on steaming).
Add the beef back to the wok/pan, and soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar, and stir everything to mix well for about 3-5 minutes or until everything is cooked – meaning the ground beef is cooked thoroughly, and broccoli and onions are tender to your liking.
Remove from heat and serve! I recommend with some rice

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 436Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 1008mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 34g

The nutrition information for this recipe is an approximate total per serving. Please double check the nutrition information for your exact ingredients and brands for more precise nutrition information. Keep in mind that if there is a marinade, often times not all the ingredients will be consumed.