Keto ground beef and green beans

Keto ground beef and green beans

A one skillet wonder: real food, affordable ingredients, simple prep, tasty dinner, and easy cleanup. It's keto fast food, made right in your kitchen. Bring it on!
October 25 2017 by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Meal

Keto ground beef and green beans

A one skillet wonder: real food, affordable ingredients, simple prep, tasty dinner, and easy cleanup. It's keto fast food, made right in your kitchen. Bring it on!
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2 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. 350 g ground beef or ground turkey
  • 9 oz. 260 g fresh green beans
  • 3½ oz. 100 g butter or olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1⁄3 cup 80 ml mayonnaise (optional)
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Instructions

  1. Rinse and trim the green beans.
  2. Heat up butter or oil in a frying pan where you can fit both the ground beef and the green beans.
  3. Brown the ground beef on high heat until it's almost done. Add salt and pepper.
  4. Lower the heat somewhat. Fry the beans for 5 minutes in the same pan. Stir the ground beef every now and then.
  5. Season beans with salt and pepper. Serve with remaining butter and add mayonnaise or crème fraiche if you need more fat for satiety.

Tip

This keto dish can be cooked with other low-carb vegetables like zucchini, asparagus, broccoli or spinach. Feel free to use your favorite spices to give the meat, veggies, and/or dip more flavor – chili powder and paprika, some herbs and onion powder, or perhaps a little garlic and basil.

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18 comments

  1. 1
    Vanessa
    October 18 2017
    I love ground beef ('minced beef' in the UK) and I often use beef like this but add a teaspoon or so of the wonderful tex-mex seasoning, with a little of your Italian season too. Love DD the Low Carb High Fat way of living?
  2. 2
    Angel
    March 27 2018
    This was fairly basic, but enjoyable. I couldn't use near the amount of butter called for, so I decreased significantly. I also couldn't imagine putting mayo on this. The meat needed seasoning, so I used sumac, coriander and cumin, but I imagine any blend of spices would be good. I also don't think there's any way I could have cooked this all in one pan (I was making 4 servings) - I feel like some of these "one pan" recipes are made in a cafeteria or something. Anyway, save the stress and just use a second pan for the green beans. So much easier!
  3. 3
    S
    April 3 2018
    Once the ground beef was cooked I added a huge amount (5+ cups) of spinach that going "south" in my fridge. Once I removed the ground beef mixture from the pan, I added fresh broccoli instead of the green beans and let those steam. I divided this into four containers. Three went into the fridge, one got topped with an egg and I was set.
  4. 4
    Daniel
    August 15 2018
    I have a question for the doctor :)
    What is the recommend percentage of fat in the meat used for these kinds of dishes?
  5. 5
    Pou
    August 16 2018
    I tried cooking this for dinner and the next day lunch, so 2 servings...

    it used half a block of butter... it's kinda off putting although it tasted alright.

    would not recommend that 100g of butter hahahaha....

    I used lean beef as I kinda knew the butter is gonna overflow....

  6. 6
    Daniel
    August 23 2018
    Anyone have a recommendation regarding fat content of meat, the doc doesn't seem to be in :)
  7. 7
    Susie
    September 17 2018
    I use 20% fat
  8. 8
    Jae
    September 19 2018
    I added cauliflower rice to soak up the butter :)
  9. 9
    Beccy
    October 15 2018
    It needs a gravy!! We dont eat mince like that in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
  10. 10
    Marla
    October 19 2018
    I thought it was perfect! Buttery delicious and I added a dollup if mayo at end. Can’t wait for lunch tomorrow to eat the leftovers!
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  12. 12
    Malto
    January 11 2019
    What I mean is I prefer the low carb options, they suit me better
  13. 13
    Jean
    January 26 2019
    Should you drain off the fat that comes out of the ground beef?
    Reply: #14
  14. 14
    Reply to comment #13 by Jean
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    January 27 2019
    That is up to you and may depend on how fatty your ground beef is. Some people prefer it drained while others don't.
  15. 15
    Dawn H
    May 10 2019
    I made this tonight, added my favorite seasonings to the ground beef cooked with some coconut oil. Once it was almost brown I added fresh green beans and some green onion and butter. Covered it with foil and let it cook til tender. I topped it with shredded cheddar. Not bad for a quick meal that is different from my usual speedy meals.
  16. 16
    Jane
    January 18 2021
    Not one of my favourites!
  17. 17
    John
    September 26 2021
    This can be adapted to the high protein, lower fat version of keto/low carb by lowering the olive oil/butter from 3.5 oz to 1 oz.
  18. 18
    ch1959uk
    March 5 2022
    Hi DD Team, I am confused re high protein amounts and values. I weigh 110 kilos and i'm following your high protein keto diet. Multiplying my weight by 1.6 means I can eat 176 grams of protein a day. I know everything is measured by the the 3 1/2oz or 100gms weight, so with that in mind would you tell me how much minced beef or chicken breast I can eat per day. I usually have 2 meals a day with a whey protein shakein the afternoon if i'm peckish.
    Hope you can help me with this dilemma as I really need to get this right.
    Many thanks
    Chris Heath
    Reply: #19
  19. 19
    Reply to comment #18 by ch1959uk
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    March 7 2022

    Hi DD Team, I am confused re high protein amounts and values. I weigh 110 kilos and i'm following your high protein keto diet. Multiplying my weight by 1.6 means I can eat 176 grams of protein a day. I know everything is measured by the the 3 1/2oz or 100gms weight, so with that in mind would you tell me how much minced beef or chicken breast I can eat per day. I usually have 2 meals a day with a whey protein shakein the afternoon if i'm peckish.
    Hope you can help me with this dilemma as I really need to get this right.
    Many thanks
    Chris Heath

    Hi, Chris! Minimum protein needs are based on height and activity level. You may find this guide helpful! https://www.dietdoctor.com/high-protein

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