Keto Ground Beef Stir Fry

Bowl full of ground beef and vegetables with a fork.

Caramelized ground beef, a sweet and savory soy ginger sauce, and a pile of veggies make this an easy dinner that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Diet Diabetic, Gluten Free

Keyword asian food, healthy, keto, low carb, vegetables

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 299kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

For the sauce:

¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
¼ cup sugar free honey substitute
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon chili paste or sriracha

For the stir fry:

2 teaspoons avocado oil divided
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 red bell pepper sliced into strips
8 ounces fresh green beans cut into ½ inch pieces
3 cloves garlic minced
2 green onions chopped
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Salt to taste

Instructions

To make the sauce:

Whisk together all of the ingredients for the sauce in a measuring cup and set aside until ready to use.

To make the stir fry:

Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large skillet over high heat. Once hot, add the beef to the skillet and let sit without moving it around for 3-4 minutes to sear. Break apart the meat and continue cooking until browned through. We leave the chunks a bit larger than we would for something like tacos, but break it up as much as you like. Remove to a plate.
Heat the remaining teaspoon of oil in the skillet (no need to clean it first) and then add in the bell pepper and green beans. Cook, stirring often, for about 4 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
Add the garlic and green onions and cook for 30 seconds more.
Stir the ground beef back into the skillet along with the sauce. Let cook for about 3-4 minutes on high heat for the sauce to reduce down a bit.
Sprinkle with the sesame seeds just before serving and add salt to taste.

Notes

Sauce: I like to use reduced sodium soy sauce here so that I can salt to taste at the end, but if all you have is regular, go ahead and use that. Your results will be a bit saltier. You can add more or less chili paste, depending on how spicy you’d like the sauce.

Protein: I usually make this with ground beef, but it also works well with ground turkey or chicken. I’ve even made it with shaved steak and that was also delicious.

Veggies: Any color bell pepper will work here. Fresh green beans have the best texture, in my opinion, but I’ve made this with canned in a pinch and it was delicious! You could also sub broccoli florets for the green beans. If you’re not super strict on carbs, tossing in ¼-½ cup of shredded carrots is delicious too.

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