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September 27, 2017

Budget Friendly Korean Beef and Rice Recipe

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A simple, budget friendly meal with big budget taste! You’ll love this Korean Beef and Rice recipe. 

Budget Friendly Korean Beef and Rice Recipe

My friend Aggie and I have been on a bit of a savings spree (after too many spending sprees). We’re getting a lot of joy out of texting each other with updates on our what we’re saving money on each day. “I cancelled my house cleaners and am saving $300 a month!”. “I cancelled my gym membership and am saving $90 a month!”. “I finally cancelled that ABC Mouse subscription that my kids haven’t used in 5 years.” (I wish I was kidding on that one… why do they make it so difficult to cancel ABC Mouse?).

It’s motivating to have a partner in crime when trying to save money, isn’t it? In fact, each time she texts me something she’s saving on, I start looking to see what the next thing is I can save money on. 

Budget Friendly Korean Beef and Rice Recipe on dineanddish.net

Of course, not having a house cleaner or gym membership will require us to be creative. I’m not sure how long the no house cleaner thing will last, honestly. I absolutely hate cleaning with all my heart. Decluttering I love, but cleaning? Ugh.

Budget friendly meals are one way I’m trying to save us money. I love checking out what we have in the pantry and being creative with what’s on hand versus making yet another trip to the grocery store. My grocery budget is absolutely out of control, so I’m doing what I can to try and make meals out of pantry, fridge and freezer items. This Budget Friendly Korean Beef and Rice is just that…something that was so easy to make and didn’t require an extra trip to the grocery store.

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I found this Korean Beef and Rice recipe on the Taste of Home website after googling “what can I make with ground beef and rice”? I adapted it every so slightly. I doubled the sauce because I felt like the original recipe could use a little more sauce. Other than adding some red/purple onions from Ella’s garden, the Taste of Home recipe was a great starting point for a fantastic, budget friendly meal.

If you’re looking to save some money or just want a great, quick and easy meal, give this Korean Beef and Rice recipe a try. I think you’ll love it!

(PS This is my favorite utensil for cooking ground beef or turkey!)

Korean Beef and Rice Recipe

Budget Friendly Korean Beef and Rice Recipe on dineanddish.net
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Budget Friendly Korean Beef and Rice Recipe

This budget friendly Korean Beef and Rice recipe is easy on the budget but big on flavor!
Course Main
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 5 servings
Author Dine & Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef 90% lean (I prefer Certifed Angus Beef Brand)
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 small purple onion diced
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 4 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups hot cooked rice
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, cook beef (I prefer Certified Angus Beef), garlic and purple onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, oil and seasonings.

  2. Stir sauce into beef; heat through. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with green onions.

 

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Menu Plan, Previous Tagged With: beef, budget friendly, family friendly, food, low budget, menu plan, recipe

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  1. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says

    September 27, 2017 at 5:30 pm

    Recipes like this, easy to make and easy on the wallet, are definitely welcome at our house. And I LOVE what you and Aggie are doing to encourage saving $ – so awesome!!!

    Reply
  2. Haley Mills says

    September 29, 2017 at 7:40 am

    On a slightly unrelated note… “Ella’s Garden” would make an awfully good blog or book title.

    Reply
    • Kristen says

      October 2, 2017 at 9:48 am

      Hahaha! Yes it would 🙂

      Reply
  3. Diana Lopes says

    October 5, 2017 at 12:17 pm

    This looks delicious! I love finding and adapting recipes to my own taste, it’s the best part about cooking! Thanks for sharing this, can’t wait to try it!!

    Reply
  4. lidia says

    November 4, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    i would like t try this koean beefbu iam llittle scare add half cup of sugar.
    would be sweet ?

    Reply
    • Kristen says

      November 5, 2017 at 4:47 pm

      It’s not too sweet… it tastes like a teriyaki sauce almost. So slightly sweet but not overly! You could also reduce the brown sugar some if you’d like and I don’t think it would change the results too terribly.

      Reply
  5. Tasha @thatssoyummy says

    November 5, 2017 at 6:12 am

    I love recipes that are delicious and so easy to make… especially when you feel like your not breaking your pocket book to make a satisfying meal for your family!!

    Reply

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