Healthy Orange Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry {Ready in under 30 minutes}
This healthy beef and broccoli recipe is a simple quick meal made with fresh squeezed orange juice flavored sauce. Top with a simple sprinkle of sesame seeds and your meal is ready in under 30 minutes.
You’re looking at a meal that I made twice this past week. Once for taste testing purposes, and the second time was to make sure I had a tasty bag lunch to bring to the office.
Healthy beef and broccoli recipe is on the table in 20 minutes!
Even though I say this dish can be ready in 30 minutes, I factored in the time I took to chase my furry felines out of the kitchen.
We pretty much inhaled this dish, which I make no apologies for. We were hungry and this is good!
Actually, if we were sitting at a dinner table together I wouldn’t want you to witness the way I grabbed a broccoli floret and mopped up the sauce with it. I couldn’t help myself.
Sometimes I don’t think we should bother plating our food. Why don’t we just grab forks and dive in?
I ate this healthy beef and broccoli just as you see it, but Alan ate his with sticky rice.
Next time I’ll serve this with my easy cauliflower fried rice!
Ingredients
- 2 crowns of broccoli florets
- 1/3 cup low sodium beef stock
- 1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 1 large orange
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch divided
- 1 pound beef sliced flank steak, London broil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Microwave broccoli in a heat proof bowl with a cover with 2-3 tablespoons of water on high for 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
- Whisk together in a small bowl beef stock, orange juice, soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
- Season beef with salt and pepper. Sprinkle remaining cornstarch over the beef covering as much as the meat as possible.
- In a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add beef and saute until browned on both sides (5 minutes). Add sauce and cook for 1 minute or until sauce thickens. Fold in broccoli.
- Top with sesame seeds. Enjoy!
Disclaimer
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This recipe is modified from Cooking Light. Alan and I spent his birthday weekend in Southern California and the Airbnb we rented was stocked with cookbooks. I wanted to take the book, but that wouldn’t be nice. Instead I took a photo of the recipe 🙂
This looks so delicious!! I am going to try this soon because I need some new quick dinnners without pasta! 😉
It looks really delicious. I love the orange juice idea, it must be an interesting combination with beef and broccoli!
Beef and broccoli has always been a favorite of mine, this sounds delicious!
One of my favorite stir fries! I like it plain too, but I think next time I’ll use your idea of serving it over cauliflower rice.
This is one of my husband’s favorite Chinese dishes and I haven’t made it in such a long time. Thanks for the inspiration…it looks good.
This looks restaurant-worthy! Definitely have to try this recipe at home sometime.
Looks delicious! I am a sucker for home cooked chinese food. I will be trying this recipe soon!
Enjoy! It’s a simple and satisfying meal 🙂
I love eating beef and broccoli! I should try to make this for the family.
This looks so simple and delicious! My kids will actually eat this because broccoli is their favorite vegetable. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
This would make a quick and easy dinner. Plus, it sounds healthy with the broccoli, beef, and orange juice. We would definitely eat this!
I love chicken stir fry but never tried it with beef. Will try this.
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Yum! Love beef stir fry.
This looks so good! my mouth is watering! I also love that it’s healthy
Neelofar
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This looks so easy and delicious! I am going to add this to my weekly dinner rotation next week. Thank you for sharing!
Looks so delicious! I keep telling myself I need to make this. Beef and broccoli is my fav!
XO-Lisa
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Looks good and wouldn’t this be a fun change up for our week!