When I conducted my reader survey a while back, many of you mentioned that you’d like to see more frugal recipes! We eat a lot of healthy, inexpensive meals, so I’m going to start sharing more of them with you!
This recipe is fast and simple, plus it’s very flavorful. The beef mixture freezes well, so if you make a double or triple batch, you can freeze portions for later.
I recently found a sale on grassfed beef ($2.38/lb.!) so I used that, but I’ve also made this with ground turkey and it’s really good as well. We tend to go lighter on the meat so that it stretches further, but you can serve up larger portions of the beef mixture if you desire.
If you’re looking for a delicious, fast meal, definitely try this one!
original recipe found here
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup (I've also used sucanat successfully)
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil (good price at Trader Joe's)
- ¼-1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger
- 1 lb. ground beef or turkey
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 green onions, finely sliced
- hot cooked brown or white rice
- (Before you start the recipe, start cooking your rice.)
- In a glass measuring cup, whisk together maple syrup, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, crushed red pepper flakes, and ground ginger.
- Brown beef over medium heat. When no longer pink, drain excess grease and return beef to pan.
- Add garlic and cook 30-60 seconds until fragrant. Pour in sauce and half of the green onions.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Serve over hot cooked rice and garnish with remaining green onions.
- Enjoy!
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