Ground Beef Noodle Stir Fry
Use up all those veggies in the easiest stir-fry of all! Quick, simple and completely customizable to what you have on hand!
Remember that time I went to Vegas?
That time I flew out for one night, eating my life away, ordering room service and making homemade noodles at Mr. Chow?
Actually, to be honest, I didn’t have any success with the noodles. But nobody needs to know that.
Except I was completely inspired to make these ground beef noodles the minute I came home from my trip.
Then I ate noodles for days.
And tried again at the homemade noodle attempt. Still no success.
I haven’t given up just yet!
But you can follow my entire journey at Caesars Palace right here as I eat through all the restaurants in one day!
Ground Beef Noodle Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2 7-ounce refrigerated udon noodles, seasoning sauce packets discarded
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 12 ounces broccoli florets
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
For the sauce
- ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- teaspoon Sriracha, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and Sriracha, if using; set aside.
- In a large pot of boiling water, cook udon noodles according to package instructions; drain well.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and onion and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Stir in bell peppers and broccoli. Cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in udon noodles and soy sauce mixture until well combined, about 2-3 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onion, if desired.
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This is excellent and I make it often. Sometimes I add mushrooms. I always use Thai rice noodles as my son is allergic to wheat. I have swapped the ground beef for chicken breast and love it the same. The sauce doesn’t look like much when combined but it does the trick and is plenty. I love this website as the recipes are well thought out and call for common ingredients with not much difficulty or time spent.
I made this last night, I knew we had a winner when my 98 year old mother commented how good it was! I followed the recipe to a degree, adding more veg, like snap peas for crunch, and mushrooms for texture. I skipped on making the sauce, using a store bought manchurian bottled sauce, and regular ol’ spaghetti rather that udon. Finally I used 90/10 ground beef because the sauce added all the moisture I would need. Ohhhh finally I added some shrimp that had been in the freezer, not enough for a separate meal, but a perfect addition to a great dish!!
I’ve made this numerous times & love it
I also email the link to friends all the time
It’s comfort food
I highly recommend
Excellent!
I tried this for the first time !! But always read the reviews for twiking the recipe . So I doubled up on the ingredients for the sauce . I had bought ginger paste (cause availability) . I added a 1/2 tsp . But should of added maybe a tsp . The udon noodles were precooked 14 oz . Instead of a yellow onion I used a bunch of green onions and chopped it all and used it which was glad I did !!
Used about a 3/4 cup of carrot sticks . Also I steeped the broccoli in steaming water for a minute then drained and then added it .. it adds with cooking easier for I had a large skillet but
It would be better in a wok !! But overall I’d do it again !!
Ours was delicious!
I always read the reviews before trying a new recipe and tweak according to what makes sense to me.
So, I doubled the sauce (and added 2 tsp cornstarch. Just 3 tbsp brown sugar though – didn’t want it too sweet. Used red pepper and mushrooms and some baby bok choy as the veg. Otherwise followed the directions as written and it turned out super yummy! Will add to my files.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
I made this last night and it was a hit! I think I will double the sauce next time since noodles soak up the sauce quite a bit. Amazing, thank you!
very quick & easy stir fry! I made a few little adjustments:
– marinated the minced beef with some sesame oil, mirin, soy sauce, ground white pepper and some sugar
– changed the veg to spinach and mushrooms
– switched out the rice wine to mirin, added some sugar and some oyster sauce
I didn’t have any ginger on hand, but used the white ends of spring onions instead.
All in all — YUMMY!
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I love how easy and tasty this dish is! It was super quick to throw together and I only needed to use one pan, which is awesome. My only criticism is that the sauce definitely needs to be doubled! As written, there is a tiny amount of sauce for the volume of noodles and veggies. With double the sauce, this is a great fast weeknight dinner =)
Love the recipe but can’t do the bell pepper but use poblano instead.
I also use this recipe when I need to use up veggies – great with shredded cabbage – family goes crazy.
It is a family staple recipe that evolves with the seasons and have even just used angel hair pasta in a pinch!
It was really easy and tasted great! I did add more veggies and some cabbage. I also doubled the sauce and used 1/2 sugar for preference. Thank you!
Didn’t have Udon and used Ramen noodles
This was so easy and delicious. Thank you for another great recipe!
This was really good! I doubled the sauce, added extra garlic (1 tablespoon minced) and used carrot instead of bell pepper. I also added 2 teaspoons of cornstarch to the sauce and used rice noodles to make it gluten free. It was really, really tasty. I will definitely make it again!
Omg this was so good, as are all of your recipes! I added shredded carrots instead of peppers cause that’s what I had! We absolutely loved this! I added some pasta water at the end! Such a great recipe!
Made this last night. Used mung bean noodles because a) my child has celiac and b) that’s what I had on hand. Did not use peppers as my kids won’t eat them; switched them out for julienned carrots, string beans and peas. The noodles were fine as were the vegetables. Recipe review – I doctored it a bit. Added way more garlic and a bit more ginger; subbed in chili/garlic sauce rather than sriracha. Added another tsp of sesame oil. Used 2 tsp cornstarch based on prior comments about the sauce needing to stick more. Marinated beef with abt 2 tsp rice wine, 2tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp cornstarch. Sauteed 1.5 tsp of the ginger/garlic mix first in oil before adding beef & onion. Cooked until no longer pink; drained; returned to skillet so meat could brown & onions soften further. Removed from skillet. Cooked 1 tsp ginger/garlic ’til fragrant – added broccoli, carrots. then peas and string beans. Returned meat to skillet; cleared center of wok & add 1 tsp oil & remaining 2 tsp ginger/garlic mince. When fragrant, mixed all together. Added noodles & sauce. Topped with 3 sliced scallions.
My family ate it. I liked it, didn’t love it. Am constantly on the hunt for interesting recipes that I can make gluten free, so this fit the bill. I think it’s a decent base recipe and I made changes that may have altered the underlying character of the recipe, so my take on this should be taken with a grain of salt and is not meant to be a pure recipe review – this is more a note for me (since I’m sure I’ll find this recipe again in my searches) than it is a real review. And I think this is such a cute website with lots of great ideas. I also think a lot of ppl would really like this. It’s easy, and it’s got flavor. I’m just looking for something more distinct. I thought about using shitakes for the umami but was afraid the youth would reject.
Good basic recipe for cooks with moderate cooking skills.
I would add some cornstarch to the sauce ingredients which would serve two purposes, a) prevent the beef soaking all the liquid up as soon as it comes into contact, and b) help the ingredients to adhere to the noodles for a better eating experience for the diner. The cornstarch could also be introduced as a water based slurry instead of mixed with the sauce ingredients.
I substituted some Pak Choy and Sugarsnap Peas roughly chopped as I had no Broccoli at hand, also a few sliced Chestnut mushrooms, just ‘cos I like ’em
I rate it 5 stars ⭐️ Amazing I want to make it again
So yummy. I didn’t have an onion so I added 1 Tbs of onion powder. I didn’t have fresh ginger so I used 1/2 tbs of ginger powder. And I switched out the soy sauce for coco aminos and the brown sugar with coconut sugar. I used rice dry Asian noodles And boiled them 3 minutes. And didn’t have green onions. It turned out so good. My kids asked me to make it for lunch tomorrow I will keep it in my rotation for sure
So damn good! I made the recipe according to the directions, except I used a 12 oz bag of broccoli stir fry that had snow peas, and shredded cabbage. Next time however, I will increase the sauce by 1 1/2 times. I wasn’t a big fan of the hamburger so next time I will thinly slice some sirloin in place of the hamburger. I love this site, always so many great recipes to try.
Absolutely fabulous. Delicious & will be one of my family’s favourite.
It was AWESOME. My daughter made this for the family and everyone LOVED it. Can’t wait to serve it again!
My Kids loved this. Happy kids, happy mom 🙂
Delicious! We all loved it — husband and son went back for seconds. I doubled the sauce because I used 3 packets of noodles (I have big eaters in my house). Loved this recipe!
This is a simple but great recipe!! Definitely recommend it for college/uni students who are tired of takeout and noodle packets
love it! Easy weeknight meal and a fav with my kids. I doubled the sauce
Yummy! I made 1 1/2 times the sauce, added a touch more brown sugar & used Chinese dried egg noodles as I don’t care for Udon. A great clean out your vegetable bin type of dish!
Everything looks so delicious ! I started printing some out, then realized it’s getting to be too many…they all look so good haha. Can you please make a cookbook with your blog recipes 🙂 Thank you for your delicious recipes! I can’t wait to try them with my husband 🙂
Yes, there is a cookbook available here and a second one coming out Feb 5, 2020 and is available for preorder right here.
DELICIOUS—one of my favorite of your recipes! I made with ground turkey and packaged shelf stable udon but no other changes.
Great!
Made this recipe today after searching online for “ground beef” recipes. It is delicious! I only used 1 TB rice wine vinegar instead of 2, because my husband is sensitive to the taste of all vinegars. He liked this very much and I will definitely make it again. Thank you for this wonderful recipe!
So great to hear! Thanks for sharing 🙂
this is a go-to recipe for me!! I modify it a tad with the veggie selection since we are not fans of broccoli and I used dried yakisoba noodles since I cannot find the refrigerated kind. but it is still a hit! My 1 year old loves it too!
That’s great Catherine! Glad you like it!
This dish is amazing! I loved it, my husband loved it and so did my 5 year old son. Fantastic!
Beautiful Sonya! So happy to hear your family enjoyed it!
Excellent recipe, flavorful, and easy. My mom gave me refrigerated udon noodles from costco, and so glad i found this recipe. Sauce was savory and right balance of flavor. Otherwise, I would not have known what to make with those noodles! Thank you!
My whole family (kids 7 and 4) LOVE this recipe, as we do many of your others. I am so grateful for all of your delicious meals that are simple enough for a beginner cook to make on a weeknight, and often even in one pot to minimize clean-up! I’ve really enjoyed cooking for the first time and watching my family devour home-cooked meals. THANK YOU!!!!
I have one of THE pickiest toddlers ever who also happens to have multiple food allergies so finding recipes that are both safe AND that she’ll eat is always tricky. She absolutely LOVED this recipe :). We just substituted the sesame oil (one of her allergens) with olive oil and it was perfect. THANK YOU!!!
This was DELICIOUS!!! I did double up the yummy saucer, added shredded carrots and used ready to eat stir fry noodles. I will DEFINITELY add this dish to my dinner rotation!
Is there really that much sodium even with reduced sodium soy sauce? I live in China and can get the ingredients without a problem, but I thought using reduced-sodium soy sauce was supposed to make the overall sodium content more resonable.
could you use regular sugar instead of brown sugar…?
Yes, but brown sugar is best.
Although I usually make my bean sprout stirfry with ground beef, I’ve never seen it in Chinese restaurant dishes. I have to say I thought this was worthy of being in one. This was absolutely delicious and made me feel like I was eating take-out. Thanks for sharing!
I made this a couple nights ago. It came together really fast and it was delicious! I ended up using 1/2 tsp of powdered ginger instead of the fresh ginger (due to time constraints) and it turned out great. Thanks for posting this!
Yum!!!!! Really good and healthy. Thanks!!
Just made this tonight and it was so delicious!! My entire family gobbled it up. Had to keep hubby from licking his plate! Will definitely be making this again. The sauce was to die for. I will use this in other recipes. The only thing I substituted was Tamari sauce for the soy sauce. Thank you!!!
Nice easy, quick and tastes great recipe. A good change from my old meat and tomato sauce over spaghetti noodles
WOULD THIS BE GOOD, SERVED OVER JASMINE RICE?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
I used ramen kindles instead. Was a little salty, I would skip adding salt next time, soy sauce was plenty enough.
Always wanted to know…can you leave out the sugar? I don’t like sweet foods so will this be fine without sugar or would there be something else I could replace it with to make it more complex?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Where would I find these noodles? I looked in Kroger, Giant Eagle and Meijer (my local grocery chains). Can I substitute something else as this looks really good.
Yes, absolutely, you can substitute with pasta noodles!
This was delish! my son declared it in his top 3 favorite recipes and asked for it weekly! that’s when you know it’s a keeper recipe! 🙂
Can I use mirin? Could not fine rice wine vinegar. Want ti make this for lunch today.
Nora, here are possible substitutes for rice wine vinegar.
http://simmerandboil.cookinglight.com/2015/05/18/rice-wine-vinegar-substitute/
This was absolutely fantastic!!!! It’s going into our recipe box (and that takes a lot to do). Thank you for all your recipes!!!
Udon is my favorite noodle and I’ve been experimenting with it lately, it seems like it can go perfectly with any stir fry recipe. Love the color combination and the vegetables used, and most of all the fact that it doesn’t take a long time to prepare.
This looked so good and easy that I had to make it for my husband and son. I made it exactly as written (and added a healthy squeeze of Sriracha) and it was a HUGE hit! We all loved it and even though my skillet was overflowing, there was barely anything left in the pan when they were done. I made it again tonight and added more garlic and ginger this time because I just LOVE garlic and ginger together. Thank you for this recipe — I’ve only just come across your recipes on Pinterest and am so happy I did!
just made it and it was delicious! Damn delicious :)!! Mind you I haven’t even heard of udon noodles before , but to my surprise I was able to find them in Walmart. Thank you for this yummy recipe.
Looks delish! can’t wait to try! I’ve already made a few of your recipes and love them.
This was fantastic! My 3 kiddos licked their plates clean!
Hello,
Do you mean 2 x 7 oz of noodles so 14 oz of noodles in total?
Thank you!
Yes.
This was my second recipe I have made from you,
One pan chicken bruschetta was the first. Amazing first recipe, but I have to say my husband went nuts over this one..:). He is a stir fry snob, so this was a big deal. The sauce was ahhmazing.. can use for a lot. We sautéed mushrooms beforehand and added later which he loved.
Couldn’t find udon noodles or even yokisaba.. Used Hokkien stir fry noodles.. was a little worried but man did it turn out great…:). Thanks Chunga!
thanks for this recipe, who knew ground beef (or whatever protein is on hand, as you suggest) plus noodles, love ground beef in all its traditional pairings, but this looks really interesting!
This should read… I love your recipes….
I look all your receipts. Your dishes makes my mouth salivate, but I don’t think I will be able to make this dish. It looks so yummy.
Noodles aren’t the easiest to whip up but eating my way through a Vegas trip sounds really appetizing!
– John Munro
http://foodvacuumsealers.com.au
This looks amazing!
Amazing recipe! Easy. I used ramen kindles instead. Was a little salty, I would skip adding salt next time, soy sauce was plenty enough.
still yet to cook with udon noodles. Looks delicious though.
I found dry udon noodles at my grocery store. How are they different from refrigerated? They tasted great but I was surprised by the sodium content! Thanks!
The refrigerated ones cook through a lot quicker.
costco also has them.
I’m going to assume that the dry noodles are uncooked and the refrigerated noodles are cooked.
Where would I find these noodles? I looked in Kroger, Giant Eagle and Meijer (my local grocery chains). Can I substitute something else as this looks really good.
Yakisoba noodles would be a great substitute!
I found some in the refrigerated section in the PRODUCE department. Usually where the vegetarian meat substitues, organic juices and wonton wrappers are. Hope this helps you out (and it not too late)
What can I use because my store does not carry regrigerated udon noodles?
Yakisoba noodles would be a great substitute!