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On busy nights when I don’t have a lot of time to cook but I still want a homemade meal, this quick and easy ground beef stir-fry recipe is one of my go-to meals because it’s very simple to make and it’s very customizable based on whatever ingredients you like and have on hand.
The ground beef in the recipe cooks pretty quickly, and using shredded carrots rather than bigger pieces of chopped carrots cuts down on the cooking time quite a bit. And since the rice can cook in a separate pan at the same time that the other ingredients are cooking, you can multitask to prepare everything all at one time.
I kept this basic recipe very simple with just ground beef, rice, carrots, Swiss chard, and herbs and spices, but you could add in whatever ingredients are your favorites or use different vegetables at different times of the year based on what’s in season where you live.
The types and amounts of herbs are very customizable, too. I gave a rough estimate of amounts for this recipe, but in reality, I almost never measure herbs when I’m cooking. So feel free to use more or less of any of the herbs listed in the recipe or to switch out herbs for some of your favorites.
And this recipe is also one that has a couple of options to make even faster if you have less time and want to speed things up a bit. For the carrots, for example, if you have plenty of time and want to use fresh garden-grown carrots, you could use a grater to make your own shredded carrots. Or if you’re running short on time, you could simply open a bag of store bought shredded carrots and dump them in the pan.
You can also cut down on even more time (if you don’t mind washing an extra pan) by cooking the meat in one pan and the vegetables in another pan at the same time. (The only thing I wouldn’t recommend is cooking all of the ingredients together in one pan because the carrots sometimes take longer to cook than the beef does, and the beef could end up being overcooked and dry, so it’s best to just cook them separately.)
If you decide to use two separate pans to cook the beef and the vegetables at the same time, you can reduce the cooking time down to just 20-25 minutes, making this a very quick meal for a busy night.
This quick and easy ground beef stir-fry recipe is very simple to make so it's perfect for a busy night, and you can easily swap out ingredients for whatever you like and have available. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Quick and Easy Ground Beef Stir-Fry Recipe
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