Ground Beef & Cabbage Stir Fry
This ground beef stir fry is easy, delicious and cost effective! It’s made without soy or gluten and is paleo, whole30, AIP, and easy to make keto.
Who doesn’t love good stir fry? It’s easy, fast, and you can pack a lot of flavor and vegetables into just one pan. It’s a great way to use up leftovers and it’s a meal that everyone can enjoy.
Beef stir fry is one of my favorite meals, like this Mongolian beef stir fry, but it can get a little expensive. Can’t you just do it with ground beef to make it cheaper and easier? Yes! I’m going to show you how to do just that, while still keeping it healthy, paleo, whole30, AIP, and keto!
Why you’ll love Ground Beef & Cabbage Stir Fry
- It’s really easy! No fuss, just a simple and nourishing meal to make when you want something healthy and yummy, but low maintenance.
- Get creative! This recipe is delicious, but it’s also so flexible to what vegetables you have in the fridge or on sale at the grocery store.
The Ingredients for Ground Beef & Cabbage Stir Fry
- Ground Beef.
- Cabbage, Zucchini, Carrots, and Broccoli. Feel free to switch up the vegetables!
- Garlic and Ginger.
- Coconut Aminos. This is a soy sauce substitute that’s soy-free!
How to Make the Ground Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry
- Step One. Brown the ground beef and set aside.
- Step Two. Saute the ginger and garlic.
- Step Three. Add the vegetables and cook to soften.
- Step Four. Add the ground beef back in along with the coconut aminos and green onion and enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
- Get a good quality ground beef! It’s still a cheaper cut of beef even if it’s higher quality, and you’ll really taste the difference in a stir fry like this.
- Adjust seasonings to taste. We all have different tastes when it comes to things like garlic and ginger. It’s best to go with your own palette.
- You can get creative with vegetables. Use whatever you love or whatever is on sale! A few ideas would be green cabbage, bok choy, onions, carrots, broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, etc. If you’re keto, you just have to be cognizant of the vegetables you’re adding and the amounts you’re using.
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Ground Beef Stir Fry (Paleo, Whole30, AIP)
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper, omit for AIP
- 1 thumb ginger, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup carrots, shredded
- 1 small zucchini, chopped into half moons
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 ½ cup green cabbage, shredded
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tsp apple cider vingar
- 1 tbsp green onion, sliced
Instructions
- Using a large deep skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper and use a wooden spoon to thoroughly crumble. Set the ground beef aside and drain the excess fat, leaving about 2 tbsp in the pan.
- Using the same pan, saute the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
- Add the carrots, zucchini, and broccoli and cook for 5-6 minutes or until lightly crisp and softened, adding more fat to the pan if needed.
- Incorporate the cabbage and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the cabbage has wilted and softened.
- Add the ground beef back to the stir fry along with the coconut aminos apple cider vinegar. Stir to cook for another 2 minutes to reheat and allow the flavors to combine.
- Serve topped with sliced green onion.
Notes
Recipe by Michelle, Unbound Wellness. Photos by Modern Food Stories.
This post first appeared on Unbound Wellness in 2020 and was updated in 2024.
This was so delicious! And even more veggie dense version of the beef noodle stir fry (had to step away from them because those “sweet potato” noodles were starting to feel like they had more than sweet potato in them.
But I am so glad I can replace them with this, and it’s even healthier! I put ALL the vegetables you recommended in it. And I used a primal beef blend, to sneak some organ meats in. It was so fantastic. I gave the same to my toddler son, but the lucky kid had his with rice. Lol
This is going to be a staple. Thank you, yet again!
Always looking for new hamburger recipes. I’ll have to try this out. I think the boys will love it.
Can you freeze this meal? Trying to meal prep and want some freezer options.
Not sure this would reheat very well. But I have a whole list of freezer meals here: https://unboundwellness.com/healthy-freezer-meals/
Made this with chicken breast bc that’s what we had. It was delicious!!!! My husband asked me to put it on the weekly rotation!
YAY! So glad you and your husband liked the recipe!!
This recipe was SOOOO easy to make and I love the veggies used! This dish had enough flavor for my taste and was VERY filling. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so, so much Abby! So glad that you liked it!
This has become one of my fav go-to recipes. It’s great as-is but I’ve made some modifications over time for my personal taste. I double all ingredients except the meat, salt, and coconut aminos- I like a higher veggie to meat ratio. I wait to add the garlic and ginger until the veggies are in the pan with enough additional oil (otherwise my garlic burns.) I also wait on the carrots and add them with the cabbage to keep them crisper, and I add red pepper flakes at this step too because I like things spicy. Sometimes a little more salt at the end if needed. Love how easy and adaptable this recipe is – thank you!
YUM! So glad you are enjoying!
This was fantastic! We loved everything about it, I served over brown rice and used soy sauce instead of coconut aminos. Delicious recipe!
No flavor no matter how much salt, pepper or ginger added. Not a fan!
This is delicious and easy! Also, great leftovers.
I’ve made this twice in the last two weeks, it’s so good! Quick and easy! Thank you.
Thank you, Kriss!!
The only addition i made to the recipe was to add two mushrooms that were thinly sliced. Excellent. Will definitely make again
We didn’t have any zucchini on hand and I have a food sensitivity to garlic, so I left those out, but otherwise I made this recipe for dinner tonight. My husband and I both liked it. Thanks for sharing it.
Made this today and the flavor is awesome! I seasoned my beef with season salt but didn’t add any additional salt or pepper and it still tastes great.
Make this a lot! Delicious and easy!!! Usually add more cabbage since that’s how it comes…
Thank you so much, Lori!!
I just made this for dinner. It’s very tasty!
Just made this for lunch and oh my is it yummy!! Very flavorful! I subbed mushrooms for the zucchini. Will definitely make again 🙂
Yay! So glad you liked it! Thank you so much! 🙂