Ground Beef Stir Fry with Noodles
This easy ground beef stir fry with noodles comes together in 20 minutes or less on busy weeknights. Plenty of veggies in a seasoned sauce with fun curly ramen noodles make this a hit with kids.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 tbsp stir fry seasoning prepared or homemade
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 cups mixed stir fry vegetables fresh or frozen, see notes
- 2 packages Oriental ramen noodles broken into quarters, discard the seasoning packet
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- Chopped green onions for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Break it up into crumbles with the back of a spoon as it browns. Drain the fat and return the skillet to the stovetop.
- Add the stir fry seasoning and minced garlic to the beef, stir to combine until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the veggie mix to the pan and stir fry for 3-4 minutes, mixing the veggies into the beef as they cook.
- Add the broken quarters of ramen noodles to the pan and pour the water over the top. Stir to combine and cover the pan with a lid. Let the stir fry simmer and steam until the noodles are tender. After a minute or two, stir the softening noodles into the liquid in the bottom of the pan so they can absorb the water faster.
- When the noodles are softened through, toss the noodles, beef, and veggies together and pour the soy sauce over the top.
- Serve immediately with chopped green onions for garnish.
Recipe Notes
A Note on Vegetables:
I used a frozen bag of onions and bell peppers meant for stir fry and chopped up one head of fresh broccoli when I prepared this dish. You can substitute:- pea pods: sugar snap peas or pea pods, fresh or frozen
- celery: fresh, chop it or slice it on the diagonal
- bell peppers: fresh or frozen, sliced or cut into chunks
- broccoli: fresh or frozen florets
- shredded carrots: grate your own from fresh or use the pre-shredded carrots from the store
- onions: sliced thinly or chopped
- baby corn: canned, you can find it in the Asian foods section of the grocery store
- asparagus: fresh or frozen