Ground Beef Fried Rice
Make this dietitian-approved ground beef fried rice for a surprisingly healthy, one-pot dinner your family will love.
Ingredients
Fried Rice
- 1 tsp butter
- 2 large eggs, whisked
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ cups frozen mixed vegetables, I like the blend with carrots, peas, corn, and green beans
- ½ cup frozen edamame, removed from shells
- 3 cups cooked and cooled rice, I like medium-grain
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
To serve
- sliced green onion
- sesame seeds
- chili crisp
Equipment
- small bowl or measuring cup
Instructions
- To a small bowl or measuring cup, add soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and honey. Whisk and set aside.
- Heat your saute pan to medium.
- Coat the pan with butter, then add eggs. Push them around the pan with a spatula and break them up until scrambled, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Add ground beef to pan. Cook and crumble with a spatula, stirring occasionally, until minimal pink remains and you have small, even crumbles.
- Stir in garlic and cook until just fragrant, about 1-minute.
- Stir in frozen vegetables and edamame, and half the sauce. Cover and cook, undisturbed, for 2-3 minutes or until the vegetables are defrosted.
- Stir in scrambled eggs, rice, green onion, and remaining sauce. Take your time to break up any chunks of rice and ensure every grain is coated in sauce. This may take 1-2 minutes.
- Once the sauce is thoroughly stirred in, cook for 2 minutes undisturbed. Then mix, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan and stirring them in. Repeat 2-3 times until the rice looks lightly toasted.
- Turn off the heat. Serve with sliced green onions, chili crisp, and sesame seeds, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- Important prep: This recipe requires leftover rice that's been cooked and cooled. If you don't have any on hand, you can use instant rice.
- If you don't have oyster sauce, leave it out and use an extra splash of soy sauce.
Calories: 475kcal, Carbohydrates: 44g, Protein: 34g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 158mg, Sodium: 1093mg, Potassium: 706mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 3706IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 78mg, Iron: 5mg