This beef and broccoli stir fry serves as a reminder that there are three things that will always go good together:

-Beef
-Broccoli
and
-Soy sauce

Toss in a little garlic and you’re good. If you are counting WW Points+ this is a good low point meal idea. This would taste great combined with steamed rice. This recipe was adapted from a recipe in the Weight Watcher cookbook, “One Pot Meals: 160 Fast, Fresh, and No-Fuss Recipes”. The only real significant change that I would have made was in the ginger. We felt that the 1 Tbsp. ginger was a little much. I would suggest cutting it down to 1/2 Tbsp. or use a small amount of ground ginger rather than fresh ginger (which I changed in the recipe for you).

As with most of the meals I have been making lately, this made enough that I was able to use the leftovers for my lunch the next day. SWEET! Love when that happens. Of course, my kids didn’t eat much either, so that helped. My nine year old liked it but didn’t love it, my seven year seemed to tolerate it but didn’t eat much, and my six year old decided he didn’t like it before he even looked at it. Literally, he did. He saw that there was broccoli on the counter while I was making dinner and he came into the kitchen and said, “OH, No. I don’t like that. I am not going to eat that”. He is in a phase of not wanting to eat most things. I will probably have to do another post sometime just on that topic alone, but for now, the recipe…

Here is what you need:

2-1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
¾ lb. lean sirloin steak (thinly sliced)
2 tsp. canola oil
1 c. fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
5 c. small broccoli florets
1/2 Tbsp. fresh ginger
2 large garlic cloves
¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
¼ c. reduced-sodium soy sauce

Here is what you do:

1. Mix together 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and the salt in large bowl. Add steak and toss until coated evenly.

2. Heat oil in large deep heavy nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add steak and stir-fry until lightly browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer to same large bowl.

I broke the broccoli into little pieces when the meat was cooking.

3.Once the meat has cooled a little you can transfer it to a cutting board and slice the meat into strips.

4. Add 1/2 cup of broth to skillet, stirring to loosen any browned bits from bottom of pan. Add broccoli; cook, covered, tossing occasionally and sprinkling with 1 tablespoon water if dry, until broccoli is almost crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Uncover and add ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes; stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute longer. (The original recipe recommended 1 Tsbp. of ginger, but my husband and I felt that was kind of overpowering, so I am suggesting 1/2 Tbsp. ginger)

4. Stir together water, soy sauce, and remaining 1/2 cup broth and 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch in small bowl until smooth; add to skillet.

Reduce heat to medium and bring to simmer; cook until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Return steak and any accumulated juices to pan; cook, stirring, about 1 minute longer.

This recipe was adapted from a recipe in the Weight Watcher cookbook, “One Pot Meals: 160 Fast, Fresh, and No-Fuss Recipes”.

Makes four servings. One serving is just 5 WW Smart Points!