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Beef Teriyaki Bowls

Beef teriyaki bowls with cooked white rice, ground beef, homemade teriyaki sauce, broccoli, carrots, and red bell pepper topped with white sesame seeds and cilantro.
Beef teriyaki bowls have fresh veggies, ground beef, rice, and an easy homemade teriyaki sauce. Next time you're craving takeout, make this flavorful homemade dish instead. It's easy enough for busy weeknights and is very customizable.
Author: Lindsey Jenkins
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

Slurry

  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 tablespoon tapioca flour

Teriyaki Sauce

Bowls

  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil divided
  • 1 medium red bell pepper cut into a large dice
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 2 large carrots sliced into thin half moons
  • 2 green onions sliced
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • cooked white rice

Garnish

  • sesame seeds
  • green onions or cilantro optional

Instructions

  • Make the sauce. Make the slurry by whisking together the cold water and tapioca starch in the bottom of a medium bowl until completely dissolved then add the sauce ingredients. Whisk to combine and set aside.
  • Saute the vegetables. Heat a large skillet over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of oil. Add the chopped bell pepper, broccoli florets, and sliced carrot. Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until lightly cooked. Remove the veggies from the skillet.
  • Cook the beef. In the same skillet, add the second tablespoon of oil along with the sliced green onion. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds then add in the ground beef. Cook until no pink remains then remove it from the skillet using a slotted spoon.
  • Thicken the sauce. Pour the sauce into the skillet and allow it to cook for a few minutes to thicken, stirring frequently. Stir the cooked beef into the teriyaki sauce and remove from the heat.
  • Assemble bowls. Place rice in the bottom of a bowl followed by the teriyaki beef and vegetables on top. Garnish with sliced green onions or cilantro, and toasted sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!

Notes

See the blog post for helpful tips on storage and time saving tips as well as recipe FAQs.

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

No ground beef? - you can also use thinly sliced top sirloin steak (or another cut), or ground chicken like my chicken teriyaki bowl.
Make it meat-less - use shredded extra firm tofu.
Make it gluten-free - use low sodium tamari or coconut aminos.
No brown sugar? - you can also use maple syrup, coconut sugar, or honey.
Use different vegetables - such as snow peas, sugar snap peas, edamame, bok choy, cabbage, cucumber, etc.
No tapioca starch? - you can also use corn starch or potato starch.