Korean Beef Zucchini Noodles
LOW CARB Korean beef bowls except with zoodles! It is so much healthier and lighter without any of the carb guilt!!!
These zucchini noodles came just in time.
Because as you guys know, I am currently on a pasta hiatus since my Italy trip.
I also really need to lay off the carbs.
(Even though it is actually sweater weather.)
So I’m taking my favorite Korean beef bowls, and subbing out the rice with zucchini noodles.
I know.
Why didn’t I think of this before?
It’s still just as hearty and filling, so you can pat yourself on the back for getting your serving of veggies in.
And for indulging in your KBBQ fix without any of the guilt.
Korean Beef Zucchini Noodles
LOW CARB Korean beef bowls except with zoodles! It is so much healthier and lighter without any of the carb guilt!!!
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 ½ pounds 4 medium-sized zucchini, spiralized
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil and Sriracha.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Stir in zucchini noodles, green onions and soy sauce mixture until well combined, allowing to simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with sesame seeds, if desired.
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Yum! Made this keto for my husband by omitting sugar and subbing coconut amino for soy sauce, it is naturally sweet, and I added a tad bit of salt, since it doesn’t have the same level of sodium as soy sauce. So good!
Thank you! Loved this- it has become a new favorite. Do you have any nutritional info for this recipe? I usually find it before reviews on you other recipes.
Holy moly! I love this recipe! I make this in a snap for a delicious healthy dinner – so quick, so perfect. I make a couple of subs: ground turkey instead of beef, and I omit the brown sugar. For fun I put in 3 tsp of Oyster Sauce.
Super good!
Delicious! So yummy and simple to make
We loved this,
Instead of ground beef we fried a couple of steaks and thinly sliced them.
Also just did 3 zuchini, 1 carrot and a handful of mushrooms.
Made this dish yesterday with some changes so it fits into Paleo diet: honey instead of sugar, coconut aminos instead of soy sauce, no Sriracha. Was REALLY GOOD and easy! Thank you for the recipe!:)
Easy, pleasing, yummy weekday meal when ordering take out sounds like a good idea bc one is tired and just want to watch something purely for entertainment and placing, just for a moment, the ‘issues’ of the world on the side. But being wise, just know that restaurant food will be anti-climatic. I had almost everything in pantry and fridge for this recipe so went for it. Substituted red pepper flakes for Sriracha, grated zucchini bc on no spiralizer, tossed grated zucchini with olive oil and sea salt (no cooking) for the base in extra large white bowl perfect for hands. Added meat goodness on top and tossed in bowl while hot. Super yummy, husband said there was not enough. Next time, leaning towards more meat, adding mushrooms and maybe spicy bamboo shoots. My inner tastebuds feel this would be a nice bolt-ons. Great idea and damn delicious for sure.
Thank you for your feedback, Lilly! Glad you opted for this homemade version over takeout! 🙂
Actually 3.5 stars. Took the advice of other reviewers and added about half the sugar and a TBS of honey and Gochujang instead of Sriracha since I already had it . Also added spiralized carrots, onions and julienned carrots. My husband and I both thought this would be better with sliced beef instead of ground beef and I would give it 4 stars.
Will make again with sliced beef.
10/10!!!!
This recipe is EASY and so packed with flavor!!!
I subbed organic honey for the brown sugar, and used two pounds of 90/10 ground beef. I accidentally forgot the ginger but wow-this is unreal!!!!! I will definitely make again.
Thank you this was fabulous.
Like the other review “I couldn’t stop eating it!”
I doubled the recipe for lunch leftovers!!!!!!
(If it lasts) lol
We loved this!! Substituted sesame oil with EVOO. we’ll definitely add this to the regular rotation. Trying to eat healthier & this was so flavorful.
This recipe is great, super easy and flavorful. The sauce is awesome! I used frozen spiraled zucchini noodles and they turned into mush once mixed in. Didn’t matter bc it was still so good, just served with rice for my toddlers. We also used stir fry beef at my husbands request. Next time we will try ground beef and try to find a substitute for the brown sugar.
Thanks for sharing, Catie!
Delicious! Delicious! Delicious! Can’t stop tasting it. Used 2 10.7 containers of spiralized zucchini and one 10.7 of spiralized sweet potatoes. Only 1 Tbsp of sugar with plenty of garlic and ginger and soy sauce and no sesame oil. Didn’t have any in the pantry. The HEAT came from Sweet Thai Chili sauce – ready to serve – and some Chili Garlic Sauce and Sambal Oelek aka Ground Fresh Chili paste. Just the right amount of HOT without the FUMES.
Going to try it with 3 tablespoon agave and more ginger and heat next time.. was a bit shocked when my fitness pal said this recipe serving 4 was still 624 calories per serving. I’ll update this post if I make it again using agave and other additions with new caloric content based on ingrience integration through MyFitnessPal.
Delicious otherwise! Trying also with skirt steak next time for a twist as my husband said he’d prefer it with “steak”.
I entered the nutrition facts into MFP and got a similar result as you (around 600 cals) but then I noticed that on the Sriracha line, MFP populated Sriracha Kettle Chips – making the calorie count sky rocket! After the correction, my calorie count is 380, using 90/10 ground beef. Hope this helps! 🙂
This turned out really good! I used honey instead of brown sugar but otherwise I followed the recipe. Definitely will make again!
Made this for the first time last night – we all loved it! It is easy and quick to make, doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and has great flavor. This will definitely be going into the rotation.
Could we use tofu instead of beef ?
Sure! But as always, please use your best judgement when making substitutions and modifications. 🙂
This was AMAZING! Quick and simple. Will definitely serve this over rice next time to soak up the sauce. Mmmmmm….
Delicious! I added about 1/2 cup frozen edamame to the beef before adding the zoodles and sauce. Super easy as tasty. Thank you!
Great addition!
This is good and very quick! The sauce was a little sweet for our tastes. If I make this again, I will cut the sugar in half and use more sriracha.
Thanks for your feedback, Eileen!