Honey garlic ground beef and broccoli takes under 30 minutes to make. Everything is cooked in one pan with only 5 ingredients.
Honey Garlic Ground Beef and Broccoli Overview
Honey garlic sauce makes this recipe deliciously sweet. Only 5 ingredients and 20 minutes are all you need to make this easy dinner idea.
Everything is cooked in one frying pan. First, the ground beef is cooked with onion and garlic. Then, broccoli florets are added and cooked until crisp-tender. Next, honey garlic sauce is drizzled over everything and mixed in. Serve on its own or with rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.
Recipe Ingredients
- 3 garlic cloves - minced
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 3 cups broccoli florets - chopped small
- 1 cup honey garlic sauce
- 4 cups cooked rice - to serve with
How To Make Honey Garlic Ground Beef and Broccoli
Full ingredients and instructions are also in the recipe card at the bottom of this blog post.
STEP 1: Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp olive oil along with 3 minced garlic cloves and 1 cup chopped onion. Cook until the onion turns translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
STEP 2: Add in 1 lb lean ground beef. Break apart and cook until no longer pink, about 3-4 minutes. Swish a folded paper towel around using as spatula to soak up any excess grease.
STEP 3: Add 3 cups of broccoli florets and stir together. Cook until the broccoli is slightly soft but still crispy when poked with a fork, about 3-4 minutes.
STEP 4: Now pour 1 cup honey garlic sauce overtop of everything and mix. Cook another 1-2 minutes, until the sauce is heated through and broccoli is tender.
STEP 5: Scoop rice into bowls then add ground beef broccoli recipe on top. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Cut the broccoli into small even pieces so that it will cook faster.
- If you have a rice cooker, use it!! Start the rice before you make the recipe so that it’s ready to serve.
- You can also serve this dish over noodles, quinoa, or with mashed potatoes.
- Don’t be afraid to add more vegetables! You could add carrots, snap peas, cauliflower, kale, and potatoes. Just sautee them with the broccoli in the frying pan until they’re cooked. More sauce might be needed.
- COOK ONCE EAT TWICE! this dish tastes great as leftovers! Try making a double batch and save the rest for dinner the next night, or a couple lunches for the week.
How To Store Leftovers
- Refrigerate – Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days when stored in an airtight container.
- Reheat – You can reheat the leftovers in the microwave or back in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Stir the sauce as it heats to keep it from burning.
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Ingredients
- 3 garlic cloves - minced
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 3 cups broccoli florets - chopped small
- 1 cup honey garlic sauce
- 4 cups cooked rice - to serve with
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp olive oil along with 3 minced garlic cloves and 1 cup chopped onion. Cook until the onion turns translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add in 1 lb lean ground beef. Break apart and cook until no longer pink, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add 3 cups of broccoli florets and stir together. Cook until the broccoli is slightly soft when poked with a fork, about 3-4 minutes. It should be “crisp tender”.
- Now pour 1 cup honey garlic sauce overtop of everything and mix together. Cook another 1-2 minutes, until the sauce is heated through and broccoli is tender.
- Scoop rice into bowls then add ground beef broccoli recipe in top. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Info
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per serving.
