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Enjoy a quick and flavorful 15-minute Asian Beef Bowl for dinner or lunch any day of the week. This healthy Gluten-free ground beef recipe is Paleo, Whole30, GAPS, and has Keto and AIP variations.
One pan, so fast — so delicious!
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(You’ll also love my 15-minute Greek Bowl here.)
Ingredients
- ground beef
- coconut aminos
- fresh ginger
- green onions
- sesame oil (or AIP variation)
- garlic
- honey
You may also use sesame seeds to garnish. And prepare ahead of time a big pot of rice or cauliflower rice on which to serve the beef.
How to make
- Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add sesame oil and cook the green onions until softened and lightly browned, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add the beef and break it up with a spatula, cooking until no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in the coconut aminos, ginger, garlic and sweetener, and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve over hot cooked rice/cauliflower rice, and garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onion tops or fresh cilantro.
How to store and reheat leftovers of Asian Beef Bowl
Leftover Asian Beef keeps in the fridge, well wrapped, for 5 days.
You can also freeze it for up to 3 months. Just cover and seal in storage container. Place a piece of parchment paper directly on the meat to reduce exposure to air. To defrost, place dish in the fridge overnight.
Because this Asian Beef is a ground meat dish, it is easy to reheat in a pan on the stove. It already has plenty of fat in it, so just stir over low heat until it’s heated through, then serve on top of fresh or reheated rice. Or top salad greens with leftover meat for a nice lunch or light dinner.
Double the recipe
Yes, you can. This recipe can easily be increased to serve more people or to create good leftovers.
Simply double the recipe … except: don’t double the sesame oil. You’ll still only need 1/4 cup fat.
What to eat with 15-minute Asian Beef Bowl
You can make a few variations of this recipe if you want more veggies or sides.
The recipe starts with sautéing the greens of green onions. You can easily add to this: diced zucchini or celery.
When the meat is halfway done cooking, you can add chopped asparagus or young green beans. Or serve with a side of braised greens and garlic. It’s really easy to add an extra veggie on the side (or stirred in).
15-minute Asian Beef Bowl
Equipment
- large pan
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or pork (full fat)
- 1 bunch greens of green onions , chopped (reserve some for garnish)
- ¼ cup sesame oil , toasted, or preferred traditional fat (lard, avocado oil, coconut oil or bacon fat for AIP)
- ¼ cup fresh ginger , minced or grated
- ¼ cup coconut aminos , or 2 T. real fermented soy sauce if anyone prefers (see Recipe Notes)
- 5 cloves garlic minced or crushed
- 2 Tablespoons honey or low carb version for Keto
- sesame seeds for garnish; omit for AIP
- prepared rice or cauliflower rice , for serving
Instructions
- In large skillet or wok, cook green onions in sesame oil over medium-high heat until they begin to soften and brown, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add beef and, with metal/wooden spatula, break up into smaller pieces continually, cooking until the outside is no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
- Add coconut amino acids, ginger, garlic and sweetener. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes, stirring in the new ingredients.
- Serve on top of hot, cooked rice, garnished with sesame seeds and green onions' greens or fresh cilantro.
Notes
Find traditionally fermented Soy Sauce HERE.
For keto nutrition information, please enter the recipe into a keto nutrition calculator of your choice.Nutrition
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ChihYu says
YUM! Love beef bowl so much. So delicious !
Megan Stevens says
Me too! Thank you!
Katie Walsh says
I am always looking for a quick dinner for weeknights. Working + five kids gives me little time! This looks great 🙂
Megan Stevens says
You’ll love how fast this is, Katie (and crazy easy)! 🙂
Tina Jui says
Love this quick meal that can be put together so easily! I’ll be saving this for a weeknight dinner.
Megan Stevens says
Wonderful!
Leslie-Anne says
This looks delicious! I love a quick meal, and I do grow my own herbs – I think my cilantro and a bit of mint would be awesome on top of this!
Megan Stevens says
Definitely! I love both of those with Asian ground beef! yummy!
Kari Peters says
I’m always craving take-out like dishes, and this looks scrumptious! Also how can you beat a mere 15 minutes!
Megan Stevens says
Aw yes, I used to always want the Chinese food box, ha! It’s like everything tastes better in it and eaten with chopsticks!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Love those pretty chive blossoms in there! I bet this is so delicious and super easy to prepare.
Megan Stevens says
I had a lovely time collecting the chive blossoms, Emily!! 🙂 Thank you!
EasyKetoDishes says
I love how simple this appears to be…totally up my alley!
Raia Torn says
I love all that ginger in there! Yum!
Megan Stevens says
Me too, so much fun! 😉 Thank you!
Tessa@ Tessa the Domestic Diva says
MMM!! Another quick and easy meal from you that looks DIvine Megan!
Megan Stevens says
Thanks, Tessa!! So kind! 🙂
linda spiker says
Yay for 15 minute W30 meals!
Megan Stevens says
I know, right? Thanks, Linda!
Yvonne Janowski says
Great looking simple recipe that fits in seamlessly with my keto lifestyle. Thanks
Megan Stevens says
Wonderful, Yvonne! You’re welcome. 🙂
Carol @studiobotanica says
Super combination of flavours. I can almost catch a scent from your kitchen! ok..not quite.. will need to make my own — Love the 15 minute meal + how pretty it looks.. with all of the colours + textures.. You just know I will heap on some herbs! Thanks!
Megan Stevens says
Yes, Carol: herbs! Thank you! 🙂
Sarah says
Hi! These look so good! I wanted to let you know that I shared this recipe on my 12 Best Keto Meal Prep Recipes post for #MealPrepMonday @ Keeping It Keto. Thanks for sharing your recipes ♥ Keto on!
xox
Sarah
Megan says
Thank you so much, Sarah! I look forward to checking out your post!! 🙂 xox!
Juletta Davidson says
I will try this today… looks awesome!
Stephannie says
I’m really wanting to make this but I need to know how.much a serving size it please.
Megan says
Hi Stephanie, this recipe has 4 servings, so a 1/4 pound of beef per serving. Is that what you mean?
Laurel says
Do you know the carb & fat grams in this recipe?
Megan says
Hi Laurel, yes, that info is below the recipe: 3 g net carbs and 36 grams fat. 🙂
Erin says
This is delicious. I make it once a week. I use ground pork though. It’s sooooo good.
Megan says
Ground pork sounds sooo good, very traditional. Yum. Thank you so much for coming back to comment, and I love knowing the keto bowl is a weekly staple!
Kelsie Gibson says
Hi! What is the serving size for to equal 3 carbs?
Megan says
Hi Kelsey, there are 4 servings in this recipe, so that’s 1/4 pound of beef. Is that what you mean? If you add cauliflower rice, the net carbs go up.
Stephannie says
I think so.. So 1/4 cup of beef is 426 calories?
Megan says
It is 1/4 pound, not a 1/4 cup 🙂 . And, with the other ingredients, yes. That’s pure energy! 🙂 This calorie amount includes beef that’s 80% protein and 20% fat. The calories are less for 90% protein and 10% fat. I hope that helps!
Dorothy says
I’m getting ready to make this, and like others, like the convenience and blend of flavors. I’m not sure how much a bunch of green onions is, so I’m using a handful out of a pack from the store. Could you clarify about how many onions or would be?
Megan says
Hi Dorothy, sure. A typical bunch of green onions weighs around 3.5 to 4.5 ounces (100 to 130 grams). That’s usually about 8 onions.
Dorothy says
Thanks Megan, I think that would be about a whole package of green onions. We enjoyed this recipe with leftover potato’s reheated with coconut oil.
Megan says
Great to hear, Dorothy! Yes, agreed, a whole package. 🙂 Thanks for sharing that you enjoyed the recipe!