Sweet Chili Beef & Broccoli
with Buttery White Rice
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
- Fish
- Milk
Craving a sweet and savory takeout–style stir-fry? This version features garlicky ground beef simmered in a sweet, savory, and spicy blend of soy glaze, ponzu, and Thai chili sauce. It’s tossed with tender sautéed broccoli, then spooned over fluffy rice and garnished with zingy scallion greens. The best part? It’s all ready in a quick 20 minutes!
Ingredients
¾ cup
White Rice
8 ounce
Broccoli
2 unit
Scallions
1 ounce
Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
4 tablespoon
Sweet Soy Glaze
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
6 milliliters
Ponzu Sauce
(Contains: Fish, Soy, Wheat)
10 ounce
Ground Beef
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • In a small pot, combine rice, 1 1⁄4 cups water (2 1⁄2 cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. • Place broccoli in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; poke a few holes in wrap. Microwave until just tender, 3-4 minutes. (You’ll finish the broccoli in Step 5.)
• In a large bowl, combine chili sauce, sweet soy glaze, and ponzu.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until just softened, 1 minute. • Add beef*; season with pepper. Using a spatula, press into an even layer. Cook, undisturbed, until browned on bottom, 3 minutes. • Continue to cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through, 1-3 minutes more. • Carefully drain any excess grease from pan. Turn off heat; transfer beef to bowl with sauce. Tent with foil to keep warm. Wipe out pan.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for beef. Add broccoli. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 2-3 minutes. • Transfer broccoli to bowl with beef and sauce; toss until thoroughly coated.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted. • Divide rice between bowls; top with beef and broccoli. Garnish with scallion greens. Serve.
Ground Meat is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The sauce blend delivers a pleasant sweet-and-savory flavor, though many found the overall dish a bit mild — doubling the sauce or adding garlic powder to the beef while it cooks helps a lot 🍲.
- Ease of prep: This comes together quickly and easily, making it a reliable weeknight option even for less experienced cooks.
- Suggestions: Many felt the sauce wasn't enough to coat both the beef and the rice — consider doubling the sauce, and skip microwaving the broccoli or reduce the time to keep it from going mushy. A few added a squeeze of lime or toasted sesame seeds for extra brightness and crunch.
- Portions: Some found there was too much rice relative to the beef and broccoli, and a few wanted more broccoli to better balance the bowl.
- Protein: Several customers preferred strips or chunks of beef over ground beef, feeling it would better suit the dish's beef-and-broccoli style.
Reviews from our home cooks
Okay I am going to start listening to myself when I second-guess a recipe... the broccoli florets did NOT need pre-cooking in the microwave, it ended up making them mushy when added to the sauce and is there anything worse than overcooked broccoli??? I should've just tossed them into a saute pan to caramelize & then added a bit of water to steam. Otherwise the sauce was a nice blend of spicy & sweet and it made a decent homemade broccoli beef... I did bulk mine up with some sauteed baby bok choy and some crunchy Asian topping - next time you should throw in some crispy wonton strips because the crunch made it perfect (mushy broccoli aside)! Would make again with proper broccoli LOL.
This is delicious but the cooking instructions are stupid! I don't know why the beef and broccoli need to be added separately to a bowl of sauce. Seems like all of that can be done in the pan. Also, steaming the broccoli made it too mushy. This should just be cooked in the pan as well. Just so many unnecessary steps.
The blend of sauces combined with the simplicity of making rice, cooking some ground beef, and some tastefully-steamed broccoli makes the dish a welcomed treat.
Very tasty, though we both agreed that it could have used a little more sauce. For how much broccoli and rice there was, it felt like their wasn't enough sauce to go around.
This was very good & easy to make! I love how the broccoli was prepared & cooked :)
We suggest to roast the broccoli in an air fryer so it gives it a little more texture and crunch
Outstanding. So delicious. The seasoning for the beef and broccoli was awesome.
Add More broccoli! The rice to veggie and meat needs balance. Too much rice
I chose to use 1 pack of Thai sweet chili sauce for a family of 4 and it was delicious!
Amazing! So easy to make, tastes fantastic. This meal is at the top of my list to make again.
