Beef with Broccoli- Chinese takeout makeover!

I was just telling hubby that we have not had Chinese takeout in AGES!  We actually rarely eat out and when we do we make it something nice so we can make a night out of it!  (Really we have GOT to start eating at some of the fabulous restaurants in Melbourne-- they are all such foodies here so even a small cafe has extravagant food!)  Anyway, back to chinese takeout!!-- It is delicious and it is EASY, isn't that why we order it , the absolute effortlessness of it! Well this is not effortLESS but effort-a-lot-less-than-normal-meals!  Plus, I guarantee you will be eating quicker than the 45 minutes it takes for your food to be at your door!

This is a recipe I found on the weight watchers website (I am not actually doing the diet, maybe I should, but they do have good recipes!)  You do need quite a lot of broccoli for this but when you get your broc at Costco, you will probably still have leftover :)

 weight watchers recipe

Beef with Broccoli....

3 Tbsp corn starch, divided
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 lb sirloin, thinly sliced
2 tsp oil
1 cup chicken broth, divided
5 cups broccoli florets
2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 tbsp flour
 brown rice to serve

1. Combine 2 Tbsp cornstarch, salt.
2. Add thinly sliced sirloin to coat.
3. Heat oil in pan  Add beef and cook throughout, about 4 minutes.  Set aside in bowl.
4.  Add 1/2 cup chicken broth to pan, broccoli.  Cover and cook, 3 minutes.
5.  uncover, add garlic and red pepper.  Cook a further 1 minute.
6.  In a bowl, mix soy sauce, 1/2 cup chicken broth, 1 tbsp cornstarch and 1/2 tbsp flour.  Blend
7.  Add sauce to pan and simmer 1 minute.
8.  Return beef to pan, toss.
9.  Serve over brown rice, EAT!

I really hope you enjoy this recipe!  We sure did!  This is always my go-to chinese order and now I am going to start including it in my go-to King Cookbook recipes!  I think the best thing about it is that it has all the flavor but HEALTHY!  It is weight watchers for goodness sake!  Soooo whats stopping you :)  Start cooking!

ENJOY!!!!!!!