Szechuan Beef & Green Beans
with Ginger Rice & Candied Peanuts
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
- Peanuts
- Milk
Put down that delivery menu! This spicy-sweet stir-fry (say that 5 times fast) has got you covered. You’ll toss beef and green beans in an addictive Szechuan sauce that’s got just the right level of heat. Everything’s served over steamy, ginger-infused rice, then topped with crunchy candied peanuts. Plus, it’s all ready in just 30 minutes—take that, takeout!
Ingredients
6 ounce
Green Beans
4 tablespoon
Sweet Soy Glaze
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
2 tablespoon
Szechuan Paste
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
10 ounce
Ground Beef
2 unit
Scallions
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 thumb
Ginger
1 ounce
Peanuts
(Contains: Peanuts)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince or grate ginger. Trim green beans if necessary; cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add half the ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups water for 4), and a big 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.
• Meanwhile, place green beans in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Add a splash of water, then cover with plastic wrap. Microwave until tender, 1-2 minutes. Uncover, drain, and set aside. • Heat a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts, 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings), and 2 TBSP water. Cook, stirring, until water has evaporated and peanuts are coated and lightly toasted, 3-5 minutes. • Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wash out pan.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in pan used for peanuts over medium-high heat. Add beef* and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 4-6 minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step).
• Stir green beans, scallion whites, remaining ginger, and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings) into pan with beef. Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until ginger is fragrant, 1 minute. TIP: If ginger and scallion whites begin to brown too quickly, reduce heat to medium low. • Stir in Szechuan paste, sweet soy glaze, and ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4). Cook, stirring, until beef is cooked through and everything is thoroughly coated in sauce, 1-2 minutes. • Remove pan from heat.
• Fluff rice with a fork; season with salt and pepper. Taste Szechuan beef and green beans and season with salt and pepper. • Divide rice between bowls and top with beef mixture. Sprinkle with scallion greens and peanuts. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the delicious blend of sweet and spicy flavors, though some found it too salty or overpowering.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated how quick and easy this meal was to prepare, with simple steps and short cook time.
- Suggestions: Consider using beef strips instead of ground beef; some felt the texture was odd for a stir-fry dish.
- Portions: Several mentioned generous portion sizes, with enough for leftovers or to feed more than expected.
- Veggies: Many suggested using different vegetables like broccoli or snap peas instead of green beans for better texture and freshness.
Reviews from our home cooks
Was in a hurry, so skipped the candying the peanuts and just chopped to use as garnish and added the sugar to the sauce instead. Also lessened the heat of the dish by just using half the package of szechuan paste. Dish still had enough heat for me and not so spicy for him. Also as the green beans came in a microwavable pouch, we microwaved them and then quickly cut any that were longer into shorter ones when adding to the beef mixture.
Liked the rice being flavored, but we added way more of our own gingers because the knob they gave was teeny tiny and wouldn't have done much. The crunch of the peanuts was nice, but the sugar getting stuck in our teeth wasn't fun, so I would personally just dry roast them next time. Flavor again felt a bit underwhelming for something like szechuan food which is usual flavor packed, but it wasn't as lacking as the others.
This was better than takeout. It didn't seem as fattening. The green beans had a nice snap to them. The ginger rice was aromatic. The candied peanuts were a sweet topping to the bowl. The spiciness was what you would expect from a Szechuan dish.
This has real potential, but I would never prepare it as stated on the card. The title should be SOY beef and green beans. Seriously way too much soy taste and almost ruined dish as too much salty soy taste. I actually sauteed some onion and shredded carrot in order to dilute the taste. Next time I am thinking of cutting the soy glaze in half and adding in more szechuan and touch of sweet chili. Also I would keep carrot that I added as that was good. We added more peanuts.
This meal had just the right combination of spicy, hearty beef, fresh green beans, and the ginger combined with the Szechuan sauce was delicious!
The Szechuan Beef was Amazing and Delicious. It was easy to prepare as well. I would say, that the sauces made the beef a little salty so I would scale back on using ALL of the sauce.
Delicious, but a bit too hot for my husband. Would definitely get again, but would reduce the amount of Szechuan Paste I put in. Preferred previous times when the green beans were sourced from within the USA. These were a little tougher.
The Jasmine rice takes longer to cook than directions. I was skeptical using ground beef for Szechuan but it was yummy.
Okay the candied peanuts???? Yes yes yes. I already love the ginger rice but everything just works so well. I am excited to make more of this
Ginger didn't seem fresh. Maybe it had gotten frozen? I'm not sure so I used my own. The meal was very good and easy to prepare. Presentation isn't always everything. I prefer less cleanup so I tossed the onions in at the end with the peanuts and the precooked beans, poured the sauce on, gave it a quick toss. It turned out great! Portion size was perfect for two. I was kind of hoping for a couple fortune cookies tossed in as a fun surprise... 🥠
