These Easy Korean Beef Rice Bowls make the perfect healthy weeknight meal that’s on the table in about 15 minutes!
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If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time you will already know all about my love affair with easy weeknight meals. If you’re a new subscriber, welcome to thebusybaker.ca! You can expect to find all kinds of delicious recipes here, including many easy meal recipes with a healthy twist. I’m a busy work-at-home mom of two and a missionary wife, and our family life is packed with all kinds of fun and exciting events which leaves me with very little time most days to get a healthy dinner on the table for my husband and kids.
The 2 Secret Ingredients for Surviving Busy Weeknights
One of my absolute favourite ways to throw together a healthy meal is any kind of RICE BOWL recipe. The 2 BEST ingredients to keep on hand in your kitchen for busy weeknights is RICE and any kind of GROUND MEAT (chicken, pork, beef or turkey). These Easy Korean Beef Rice Bowls are literally ready to go in 15 minutes! Simply throw the rice in a rice cooker and while it cooks, brown your beef, add your veggies, and throw in the sauce ingredients – all in one pan! Top the cooked rice with the beef and veggie mixture and you’ve got a delicious and healthy dinner the whole family is going to love!
Our favourite veggie to add to these Easy Korean Beef Rice Bowls is carrots, cut julienne style. What’s the easiest and fastest way to do this?? With this FABULOUS julienne peeler (affiliate link)! It’s such an inexpensive kitchen tool that saves me SO much time – it’s one of my favourites!
If you’re not a fan of carrots or you don’t have any on hand, try any of these delicious veggies in their place:
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thinly sliced bell peppers
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thinly sliced mushrooms
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thinly sliced celery
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chopped broccoli
- frozen carrots, beans, or broccoli
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I hope you love these Easy Korean Beef Rice Bowls as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s YOUR favourite easy weeknight meal? I’d love to know!
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Recipe Video
Watch the video below to see exactly how I make this 15-minute dinner. You can find more delicious recipe videos on my YouTube channel
Easy Korean Beef Rice Bowls
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked rice (about 1 1/3 cups uncooked), or use minute or instant rice
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed
- 4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- a dash of sriracha hot sauce (optional)
- 1 cup carrots, cut julienne style (these can be purchased pre-cut in the produce section of your grocery store)
- chopped green onions, toasted sesame seeds, red pepper flakes (optional) for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the rice according to package directions.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat at add the sesame oil.
- Add the ground beef to the hot skillet and brown until almost cooked through (about 6-10 minutes).
- Add the garlic, soy sauce, ginger, brown sugar, and sriracha to the skillet and stir well until a small amount of sauce forms.
- Add the carrots and cook for about 2 more minutes until the carrots soften slightly.
- Serve the beef mixture over rice and garnish with chopped green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and a small sprinkling of red pepper flakes (garnishes optional).
Nutrition
*This recipe was inspired by Taste of Home.
Brittany Smith-Gladstone says
My family absolutely loves when i make this for dinner! Amazing recipe! I was wondering if you could tell me how many calories per serving? Thanks!
Chrissie says
Just over 400 calories 🙂
Kimberly says
This looks and sounds so tasty, I can’t wait to try it!
Chrissie says
Hope you love it!
Dorothy Reinhold says
I can’t believe this beautiful bowl comes together so quickly, I know what is for lunch tomorrow!
Chrissie says
Enjoy! 🙂
Catalina says
These bowls look incredible! I want to try them asap!
Chrissie says
Thanks!
Jade Manning says
These look absolutely mind-blowing, I cannot wait to make this dish!
Chrissie says
Thanks! Hope you love them!
Steph says
These beef bowls were so delicious! The flavor for the beef was so tasty!
Chrissie says
Thanks! Glad you liked them!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
I’m loving this so much! I love both bowl dishes and Korean beef, so this is going on my “to make” list! Can’t wait to give your recipe a go!
The Busy Baker says
Thank you!🙂Let me know how you like it!
Amanda Lardizabal says
Thanks for posting this recipe! Can you recommend any other side dishes aside from rice? Veggies, etc. Thanks!
The Busy Baker says
Sure! Check out this link
Andy says
I’m curious, do you drain the fat from the beef or keep it in there to help with the sauce? Can’t wait to try it out, it looks delicious.
Chrissie says
I use lean beef which has almost nothing to drain. If you find your beef gives off a lot of fat then feel free to drain some or most of it. Or use extra lean ground beef if you wish 🙂
Stephanie says
I made this tonight for dinner, and it was delicious! I added julienned carrots, bell pepper, and celery to the meat. We served sautéed misheard and spinach in the bowl, too. With some kimchi, it was a flavorful bowl of yummy.
Chrissie says
So glad you loved it! Thanks for your comment!
Rebekah Means says
One of the best and easiest dishes I have ever made! I served it all over a bowl of Romaine.
Chrissie says
So glad you loved it!
Suzanne says
This is so good! It’s a such a simple but flavorful weeknight
dinner!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks so much Suzanne!!🙂
Vanessa says
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Sara says
We made this Korean rice bowl as an easy camping meal, it was so popular with everyone, I make it all the time. Thanks so much!
The Busy Baker says
Yes, that’s a wonderful idea!!🙂