Easy Pepper Steak

Prep time: 10 mins | Cook time: 55 mins | Yield: 4 servings

Pepper Steak is a protein-packed meal perfect to pair with fresh veggies and rice for a filling, well-balanced meal. It’s incredibly easy to make and ready in a cinch!

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter

1 lb. beef top round steak, cut into 1/4 x 2-inch strips

1 tbsp paprika

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 can (10-1/2 oz.) beef broth

2 medium green peppers, cut into strips

2 tbsp cornstarch

1 c. thinly sliced onion

2 fresh tomatoes, peeled and cut into wedges

Cooked rice

2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce

1/3 c. cold water

How to make Easy Pepper Steak

Step 1: Season the meat with paprika.

Step 2: Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the beef and sear until browned. Pour in the broth and add the garlic. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes, covered. Next, toss in the green peppers and onion. Replace the lid and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Step 3: Whisk the cornstarch, soy sauce, and water. Add this to the meat mixture and stir well. Continue to cook, stirring until thickened.

Step 4: Then, gently stir in the tomatoes and cook until heated through.

Step 5: Serve the Pepper steak immediately over rice. Enjoy!

Notes:

To get more tender meat, pound the steak using a meat mallet beginning at one end and slowly working towards the end. I use the spiked side of the meat mallet to evenly hit and flatten the meat without damaging it.

Pepper Steak has less fat with tons of protein. For a well-balanced meal, pair this with fresh veggies and rice.

Let the pepper steak cool before keeping it in an airtight freezer container to freeze. Thaw in the fridge partially. Transfer to a large skillet and reheat while stirring often until heated through. If needed, you can add a splash of broth to the mixture.

Nutrition Facts:

1 serving: 365 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 65mg cholesterol, 465mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 4g fiber), 32g protein.

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Easy Pepper Steak

Pepper Steak is a protein-packed meal perfect to pair with fresh veggies and rice for a filling, well-balanced meal. It's incredibly easy to make and ready in a cinch!

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 55 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 4 people

Calories 365 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 lb. beef top round steak cut into 1/4 x 2-inch strips
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 can 10-1/2 oz. beef broth
• 2 medium green peppers cut into strips
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 c. thinly sliced onion
• 2 fresh tomatoes peeled and cut into wedges
• Cooked rice
• 2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1/3 c. cold water

Instructions

 

• Season the meat with paprika.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the beef and sear until browned. Pour in the broth and add the garlic. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes, covered. Next, toss in the green peppers and onion. Replace the lid and simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Whisk the cornstarch, soy sauce, and water. Add this to the meat mixture and stir well. Continue to cook, stirring until thickened.
• Then, gently stir in the tomatoes and cook until heated through.
• Serve the Pepper steak immediately over rice. Enjoy!

Notes

To get more tender meat, pound the steak using a meat mallet beginning at one end and slowly working towards the end. I use the spiked side of the meat mallet to evenly hit and flatten the meat without damaging it.

Pepper Steak has less fat with tons of protein. For a well-balanced meal, pair this with fresh veggies and rice.

Let the pepper steak cool before keeping it in an airtight freezer container to freeze. Thaw in the fridge partially. Transfer to a large skillet and reheat while stirring often until heated through. If needed, you can add a splash of broth to the mixture.