Quick Thai Ground Beef Recipe Is a Tasty High-Protein Budget Dinner (20 Minutes) High Protein Recipes Budget Recipes Beef Dinner Asian Recipes Thai Recipes Low Sugar Recipes Low Carb Recipes

Ready to get out of the kitchen fast and feed your family a delicious meal? Grab your wok, a pound of ground beef and a few other simple ingredients and you've got a delicious Thai dinner on the table in about 20 minutes. With the souring prices of beef, ground beef is still on the less expensive side, so this easy Thai beef recipe is also a budget recipe!

To make this quick Thai ground beef recipe you will need lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, vegetable oil, fresh garlic, jalapeno peppers, ground beef (read about the health benefits of protein), chicken broth, fresh basil and rice for serving. The ingredients cook up in a skillet or wok before you can even set the table. This budget-friendly high-protein recipe is quick and easy!

Variation: Try this recipe with ground turkey, ground chicken or ground pork.

Serve this tasty low-carb Thai beef recipe over rice, Chinese noodles or even dumplings for a quick, flavorful dinner on those busy work and school nights. So good!

Cuisine: Thai / Asian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded, deveined and minced (or more, to taste)
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• cooked rice, noodles or dumplings, for serving

Here's how to make it: 

1. Combine the lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar. Mix to combine. Set aside. (Fresh is best, so squeeze your own lime juice if you can.)
2. Heat the oil in a skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and jalapeno. Cook about 30 seconds.
3. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking up the meat into small pieces as you stir, about 8 minutes, or until cooked through and beginning to get crispy.
4. Add the broth and basil leaves and cook about 2 to 3 minutes, or until basil wilts.
5. Add the lime-soy mixture to the skillet. Cook for about 2 minutes more. Serve.

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