Heart healthy beef stir fry- delcious and great for you!

Hello all! It has been awhile, hasn't it? Life has been so nutso crazy, and my family was here this past weekend so the blog was neglected a little. womp womp. BUT I'm back! I have really been getting into healthy foods, and eliminating processed foods, and sugars, and trying to up my protein and raw fruit and vegetable intake.

While my family was here, we had burgers (I slipped up a lot while they were here haha-but it was technically a vacation for all of us and I am back on track yet again!), and I had a whole platter of all different sorts of vegetables. It was beautiful. But we did not use nearly as much as I thought we would, so I had all these gorgeous veggies leftover, but did not want to throw them all away. So I sealed them up in a freezer bag, figuring I could use them again another time. When I got home from my run today, I was absolutely starving, and I had thawed out some stir fry beef the night before. Then I remembered all the veggies I had frozen from burger night. I went searching for healthy beef stir fry recipes and this recipe from Prevention Magazine popped up, and it looked delicious! Bonus: I had most of the ingredients on hand, so I tweaked it just a little bit but it still came out spicy, and crunchy, and the beef was so tender, and after only a small portion I was actually stuffed!

As soon as I read that this was cooked in sesame oil, I was sold. Literally nothing smells better to me than garlic sizzling in sesame oil. YUM! Alrighty, here are your ingredients:

1 package stir fry beef
1 green pepper, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced in half moons
1 large carrot, cut into thin slices
3 tbsp reduced soduim soy sauce
2 tsp toasted sesame oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
freshly grated ginger
2 tsp crushed red pepper 
2 tsp black pepper

Toss steak with 2 teaspoons of the soy sauce. Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a large wok. You know me- I love cooking in a wok, it is just so much fun! Next, add ginger and garlic. Cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add steak and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.


Return the pan to heat, and add remaining 1-teaspoon oil, carrots, green pepper, onion, crushed red pepper and black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until it starts to soften, about 3 to 5 minutes.

Add the reserved beef and juices, and remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Cook, stirring, 1 minute. Serve over rice, if desired. I ate it without the rice, and it was delicious as is. BONUS: Antioxidant-rich carrots, onions, bell peppers, and garlic keep your arteries healthy, which makes this recipe so heart healthy!


I saved the other half for my husband to take for lunch tomorrow. I put his over rice because he LOVES rice, and stir-fry. We'll see if it is husband approved, but I am not too worried about it ;)

Pin It