Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
#DairyFree #GlutenFree

It is has been awhile since I have posted, but I haven't stopped thinking about what dishes I can write about and continued to learn new things that I can share with you.   Life gets crazy and there is never enough time to do everything, but this dish will make dinner a snap and your life a little easier on those busy weeknight when there are a million things to do and only a few mins to throw dinner together.   I probably make this recipe at least once a month.  It is one of the few dishes in which my kids will willingly eat a green vegetable (sometimes they even ask for more!).   Quick, Easy, Healthy, Delicious!!!


Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown rice (I like basmati)  prepared according to package directions (if you are in a real hurry you can use minute brown rice)
• 1 1/2-2lbs pasture raised skirt steak
• 1 12oz package frozen broccoli (Wegmans has great frozen organic broccoli for only $1.99!)
• 2-3 Tbs gluten free soy sauce.  

Directions:

1. Cut skirt steak into thin strips and saute for about 5 mins
2. Add frozen broccoli to beef and saute for another 2-3 minutes until broccoli is warm.  
3. Add cooked rice and soy sauce.
4. Stir all ingredients together and enjoy!

Why it is good for you:

• Brown rice: has 67% more vitamin B3, 80% more vitamin B1, 90% more vitamin B6, double the amount of manganese and phosphorus, and 60% more iron, as compared to white rice.  It also has dietary fiber and essential fatty acids where white rice does not.
• Pasture raised beef:  Beef raised on grass has less need for antibiotics.  Cattle is supposed to eat grass not corn.  When they do eat only corn they have a higher incidence of illness.  Typically, factory farms are the farms that raise their cattle on corn and also keep them in inhumane living conditions, which also degrades the quality of the beef.  Grass fed beef is also higher in Omega-3 fatty acids and most importantly it TASTES BETTER!!!! Want to learn more watch the documentary Food Inc!
• Broccoli: Low in calories, but high in dietary fibers, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin K,  It is also a good source of minerals like calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, selenium, zinc and phosphorus.