Quick Ground Beef Skillet

Flavors reminiscent of Chinese cooking thanks to the fresh bean sprouts in this quick to fix meal from My Great Recipes.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb lean ground beef
• 4  tablespoons butter or 4  tablespoons margarine
• 2  medium onions, quartered, sliced
• 3  medium carrots, thinly sliced
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1 (9 ounce) package  frozen cut green beans, thawed
• 3  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2  cups fresh bean sprouts

Directions

1. Crumble ground beef into a large frying pan with 2 tbsp of the butter. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring until browned. Remove meat from pan. Set aside.
2. Add remaining 2 tbsp butter to pan, along with onions and carrots. Cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until carrots are tender-crisp, about 6-8 minutes.
3. Mix in garlic and green beans. Cook 1 minute longer. Return ground beef to pan.
4. Blend soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and ginger until smooth. Mix into ground beef mixture.
5. Cook over medium heat, stirring until thickened. Add bean sprouts and cook about 1 minute longer.
6. Serve with brown rice.