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Spicy ground beef, broccoli and rice noodle stir-fry

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 15 minutes, around $5.83 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

15mintotal
≈ $5.83a serving
615kcalper serving
38gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the veggies and aromatics

    Cut the broccoli into small 2 cm to 3 cm florets. Peel and finely mince the garlic and ginger, then slice the chiles (take out the seeds if you want less heat).

  2. Boil the water

    Pour about 1 l of water into the saucepan, salt it lightly and bring it to a boil over high heat while you keep going with the next steps.

    Tip · Start the water before chopping the rest if you want to save time, it takes about 5 min to boil.

  3. Cook the rice noodles

    Drop the 120 g of noodles into the boiling water and cook them according to the package, 3 to 4 min. Drain them in the colander, then drizzle them with the sesame oil so they don't stick.

  4. Sear the ground beef

    Heat the olive oil in the wok over high heat. Add the 240 g of beef and break it up, stirring, until there's no pink left at all, it should be cooked through.

  5. Add the aromatics

    Stir the garlic, ginger and chiles into the beef. Stir for 1 min to bring out their flavor without burning them.

  6. Cook the broccoli

    Add the broccoli and 2 tbsp of water to the wok, cover and let it cook for 2 min over high heat. Uncover and stir for 1 more min until tender but crunchy.

    Tip · Small florets of the same size cook evenly, and the water you add before covering makes steam that cooks them through without making them soft.

  7. Add the noodles and season

    Add the drained noodles and the soy sauce to the wok, then toss for 1 min to heat everything through. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 615 kcal. 36% comes from carbs, 25% from protein and 36% from fat.

55 gCarbs
38 gProtein
25 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy615 kcal
Protein38.4 g
Carbs55.1 g
of which sugars4 g
Fat24.5 g
of which saturated fat4.9 g
Fiber6.8 g
Salt2.5 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $5.83 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $11.65for 2 people
≈ $5.83a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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