Ground Beef & Broccoli (Paleo, Whole30, AIP)
This ground beef and broccoli is a simple and cost-effective one-pan meal. It’s paleo, whole30, and AIP-friendly.
Beef and broccoli is a flavorful restaurant classic! It’s one of my favorite dishes to make at home, but buying sirloin or flank steak can get expensive. I love cooking with ground beef for simple and cost-effective cooking, so I decided to make a beef and broccoli copycat made with ground beef! Not only is it cheaper than buying steak, but it’s easier to cook, and comes together much more quickly than traditional beef and broccoli.
This ground beef and broccoli is the perfect one-pan weeknight meal! It’s gluten-free, soy-free, paleo, whole30, and AIP-friendly.
The Ingredients for Ground Beef & Broccoli
- Ground beef. A cheaper and easier alternative to using steak!
- Broccoli. I like to chop the broccoli into small florets for this recipe
- Coconut aminos. This is a soy sauce alternative that’s the base of the sauce.
- Broth, coconut sugar, apple cider vinegar, ginger, and garlic. These are the rest of the ingredients for the sauce.
How to make Ground Beef & Broccoli
- Make the sauce: Whisk the coconut aminos, broth, apple cider vinegar, arrowroot, garlic powder, and ginger powder together and set aside.
- Cook the broccoli: Using a large pan, heat the avocado oil over medium heat. Add the broccoli and lightly season with salt and pepper. Saute for 5-6 minutes or until crisped to your liking. Set aside.
- Brown the beef: Add the ground beef to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to crumble the beef and brown. Once browned, drain some of the excess fat.
- Combine & serve: Add the broccoli back to the pan and pour the coconut aminos mixture in. Stir for 1-2 minutes to allow the sauce to reduce. Remove from heat and serve topped with green onion.
Can you use frozen broccoli to make this beef and broccoli?
You can, but you just want to be defrosted before you use it and to be careful of the excess water. It won’t be as crispy as fresh broccoli, but it’ll work!
Serving suggestions
This recipe is great with cauliflower rice, or regular rice if you can tolerate it! It’s also great with a side of vegetables like those in this recipe, or something like roasted bok choy.
Can you meal prep this recipe ahead of time? How should you store it?
Yes! You can make it ahead of time and easily store it in the fridge in glass Tupperware.
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Ground Beef & Broccoli (Paleo, Whole30, AIP)
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Chinese Inspired
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This ground beef and broccoli is a simple and cost-effective one-pan meal. It’s paleo, whole30, and AIP-friendly.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut aminos
- 1/3 cup beef broth (sub water)
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar (omit for whole30)
- 1 tbsp + 2 tsp arrowroot starch
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper (omit for AIP)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tbsp green onion, chopped
Instructions
- Whisk the coconut sugar, coconut aminos, broth, apple cider vinegar, arrowroot, garlic powder, and ginger powder together and set aside.
- Using a large pan, heat the avocado oil over medium heat. Add the broccoli and lightly season with salt and pepper. Saute for 5-6 minutes or until crisped to your liking. Set aside.
- Add the ground beef to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to crumble the beef and brown. Once browned, drain some of the excess fat.
- Add the broccoli back to the pan and pour the coconut aminos mixture in. Stir for 1-2 minutes to allow the sauce to reduce.
- Remove from heat and serve topped with green onion.
Notes
All nutritional information are estimations and will vary. Estimations do not include optional ingredients.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 275
- Fat: 10.6g
- Carbohydrates: 17.6g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Protein: 26.7g
This beef & broccoli was delicious. First time I used coco amino & loved it!
Fixed for dinner with girlfriends & they loved it. Thanks for the recipe.
So glad it was a hit! Thank you so much!
Our 7 year old picky eater LOVES this recipe (and so do we)! It’s also so quick and easy to make which is sooo important for us at this phase in life!
Yay, so glad!!
This was SO good!! And very quick and easy to make. Used the leanest ground beef I could afford (85/15). I might try ground turkey next time. Served it over cauliflower rice. Hubby loved it! Definitely in my remake pile!
So glad you enjoyed!!
This recipe is one of my family’s favorites! It’s simple, quick and tastier than any beef and broccoli I’ve ever had from a restaurant!!
Thank you so much!!
Awesome recipe!! I used tapioca flour to thicken and it worked out perfect!
So glad you enjoyed!!
This was SO yummy, but turned out really salty for us. We did use liquid aminos vs. coconut aminos. Does that make a big difference?
So glad you enjoyed!! Liquid aminos is saltier than coconut aminos, so I would definitely decrease the salt in the recipe if using liquid aminos.
This is sooooo good! We made it with ground turkey and it was still excellent. Adding it to the rotation!
Thank you!!
Made this last night and it was a hit for both myself and my non-AIP hubby! I served it over garlic and onion sauteed chard, and my hubby over pasta. I felt that I could have added double the broccoli and a bit less sugar. BTW, recipe doesn’t mention when to add the sugar in, I just presumed it was into the marinade. This was my first beef meal since transitioning from a pescatarian diet to AIP 5 weeks ago and it WILL be made again! I will be looking for more recipes.
So glad you enjoyed it!!
When do you add in the coconut sugar?
You add the coconut sugar into the sauce at the beginning of the recipe
So delicious! Have made this multiple times now and it’s as good every time. Very simple to make – highly recommend. Tastes like good take out!
I’ve had this recipe pinned forever and finally made it tonight. SO GOOD. Will definitely make again!
Yay, so glad!!
Can you substitute squeeze Ginger for ginger powder?
Sure!
This was awesome! Our family loved it. All 5 of my kids loved it! That’s a win and will be in our regular rotation.
yay, so glad!!
This is a staple in our household. So yummy and leftovers are just as tasty. Sometimes I add in other vegetables such as carrot and celery if I have them. Thanks Michelle, you never disappoint. 🙂
So glad you are enjoying this recipe!!