Teriyaki Beef Bowls
Why you’ll love this recipe
- These teriyaki beef bowls will be a great addition to your meal prep rotation.
- Loaded with protein, veggies and flavor!
- Using minimal ingredients and pantry staples you can easily prep these beef bowls.
- By combining cauliflower rice and regular rice you can add volume and fiber while keeping you satiated and fuller longer.
How do you meal prep?
For me, meal prepping is essential if I have:
- A busy week ahead
- I am in a deficit trying to cut fat
- I want to save time in general and not have to last minute decide what to eat or eat out.
When I am meal-prepping for a week I choose 2 recipes to make and alternate for lunches. Ex. this recipe makes 4 servings of teriyaki beef bowls so I would alternate it throughout the week and have it M/W/F for lunch and Tuesday or Thursday for dinner. I would then add something like High Protein Egg Roll In A Bowl which only has 2 servings and have that for lunch on Tuesday and Thursday. For dinner meal prep I like making things that will guarantee leftovers OR give me leftovers that I can use in other ways. Macro Friendly Chili is great for that since it has a lot of servings and can be chili one night, chili dogs the next or even Chili Cheese Enchiladas!
Homemade Teriayki sauce
I love making my own sauces versus buying store bought. It has no weird additives, and I am able to add very little sugar to get to the flavor I want. These teriyaki beef bowls use lite pancake syrup which is my go-to for adding a quick addition of sweetness to a sauce. You can also use honey, pure maple syrup, sugar substitute or even date paste.
Can I use other ground meats for teriyaki bowls?
Definitely. You can use ground chicken, turkey, or any kind of ground meat like venison, bison, and so on. If you use gamier meat (like venison) you may want to add a bit more syrup to try to balance it out. These teriyaki beef bowls are great with any percent beef but I prefer using lean ground beef so there’s less grease to the dish. You can use a higher percent fat beef and drain any excess after browning, whatever you prefer!
Is this gluten and dairy free?
These teriyaki beef bowls are all of the above. They’re the perfect option for anyone who is gluten free, dairy free, trying to eat clean (sub syrup with date paste) and also anyone who is none of the above as well.
How to cut the carbs in these bowls
Just use cauliflower rice and do not add any jasmine rice and you will lower the carbs by a ton.
Ingredients and Substitutes:
These are the main ingredients and substitutions. See recipe card below for full ingredients list and instructions for these teriyaki beef bowls.
Lean Ground Beef: this recipe uses 1 pound of lean ground beef (96/4%). You can substitute with ground chicken, turkey or any ground meat you prefer.
Vegetables: we are using thinly sliced red bell pepper, pre-sliced carrots, and chopped broccoli in the teriyaki beef. You can use any color of bell pepper and any combination of vegetables you prefer.
Teriyaki Sauce: the teriyaki sauce is a quick combination of coconut aminos, toasted sesame oil, lite pancake syrup, garlic powder, and ginger. Substitutes are listed below.
- Coconut Aminos – soy sauce or tamari
- Toasted Sesame Oil – any sesame oil will work great
- Lite Pancake Syrup – honey, 100% pure maple, sugar substitute like swerve or date paste
- Garlic powder – use fresh
- Groud ginger – use fresh
Cauliflower / Jasmine Rice Blend: I prefer using a pre riced package of frozen cauliflower rice when meal prepping as it saves a ton of time. This recipe is using a 10 oz bag of cauliflower rice combined with one Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice Jasmine, again a huge time saver vs. boiling rice.
- substitute frozen cauliflower with cooked riced cauliflower
- substitute jasmine with basmati, brown rice or your favorite cooked rice to mix with the cauliflower rice
To lower the carbs in this bowl use cauliflower rice only and omit all other rice.
Toppings / Add-ins: if you want a saucier bowl to add some additional coconut aminos. Also great with a bit of dijon mustard, red pepper flakes, and/or chopped green onions.
How to make these Teriyaki Beef Bowls:
Cook the beef
Heat a pan over medium, spray with cooking spray and add the ground beef. Using a spatula break the beef into bite size pieces as it cooks. Cook until it is fully cooked through and no longer pink in the center approximately 5-7 minutes.
Add vegetables
While the beef cooks add the chopped broccoli to a microwave safe bowl with a splash of water at the bottom. Microwave for 1 minutes to soften some. Once the beef is cooked through add the broccoli, bell peppers, carrots and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring often until the vegetables have softened.
Make the sauce
Add the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk together. Add to the cooked beef and simmer for 5-10 minutes stirring to get everything evenly coated and the sauce soaked into the beef.
Mix the rice blend
Cook the cauliflower rice and jasmine according to their package instructions. Mix them two together in a bowl. Add chopped green onions, sprinkle of red pepper flakes and additional coconut aminos. Mix together to combine.
Assemble the teriyaki bowls
Assemble the teriyaki beef bowls with rice blend and cooked teriyaki beef.
Details below for exact measurements.
Serving size notes!
For meal prep: these teriyaki beef bowls each get 180 grams of teriyaki beef and 128 grams of rice blend. The recipe makes 4 bowls or servings. Optional, top with additional coconut aminos, red pepper flakes, and chopped green onions as desired.
Bowl nutrition facts are entered into MyFitnessPal and MacrosFirst tracking apps.
If you like this recipe be sure to check out some of our other easy recipes!
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Teriyaki Beef Bowls
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Ingredients
- 1 lbs. lean ground beef 96/4
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 2 cups broccoli florettes chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1 garlic clove minced
Teriyaki Sauce
- 1/3 cup coconut aminos 100g
- 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp. lite pancake syrup
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Rice Blend
- 10 oz. frozen cauliflower rice
- 1 package Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Jasmine 1 pouch (8.5oz)
- 2 Tbsp. coconut aminos
- 2 green onions chopped
- red pepper flakes to taste
Instructions
- Heat a pan over medium, spray with cooking spray and add the ground beef. Using a spatula break the beef into bite size pieces as it cooks. Cook until it is fully cooked through and no longer pink in the center approximately 5-7 minutes.
- While the beef cooks add the chopped broccoli to a microwave safe bowl with a splash of water at the bottom. Microwave for 1 minutes to soften some. Once the beef is cooked through add the broccoli, bell peppers, carrots and garlic to the pan. Cook, stirring often until the vegetables have softened.
- Add the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk together. Add to the cooked beef and simmer for 5-10 minutes stirring to get everything evenly coated and the sauce soaked into the beef.
- Cook the cauliflower rice and jasmine according to their package instructions. Mix them two together in a bowl. Add chopped green onions, sprinkle of red pepper flakes and additional coconut aminos. Mix together to combine.
- Assemble the teriyaki beef bowls with the rice blend and cooked teriyaki beef.
- For meal prep: each teriyaki beef bowl gets 180 grams of teriyaki beef and 128 grams of rice blend. The recipe makes 4 bowls or servings. Optional, top with additional coconut aminos, red pepper flakes, and chopped green onions as desired.
Notes
- All nutrition facts are an estimate.
- You can make these bowls with any ground meat.
This was a big hit in my house. Easy to make and really tasted good, even when warmed up as leftovers. Will definitely make again.
Loved this recipe. Will be on rotation in our house for meal prep!
Yay, thank you!
Another winner!
I do have a question. I noticed soy sauce has less calories… would swapping that out be okay? I don’t *love* coconut aminos.
Otherwise this was a huge hit and I’ll definitely be making this again!
Definitely just know that soy sauce is much saltier.
Can you use soy sauce instead of coconut aminos?
Yes, just much more salty.
This was great and I loved the rice + riced cauliflower mixture (I’m not a riced cauliflower person but you can’t even tell when it’s mixed with rice!). I will say mine was SO salty. I used the Bragg Liquid Aminos so not sure if that’s different than coconut aminos or other brands, but boy howdy we ended up adding sweet chili sauce to counterbalance the salty-overload. I’ll probably end up using low-sodium soy sauce next time I make this.
Yes! Braggs is extremely salty!! I always try to use Big Tree Farms (my favorite), Simple Truth or O Organics Coconut Aminos. All of these coconut aminos are far tastier than soy sauce in my opinion 🙂
Amazing!!
This is THE BEST meal prep recipe. It’s easy to make and reheats great and tastes amazing. The jasmine & cauliflower rice combo is genius!
My husband and I both love this recipe. It’s one of our favorites to meal prep for lunch for the week! So easy and delicious!
I have made this numerous times. It makes for a great lunch meal prep. Super tasty and easy. One of my favorites ⭐️