Mongolian beef meal prep is a healthier version of everyone’s favorite take out recipe! This Mongolian beef recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a meal prep lunch! Refined-sugar free and easily made gluten-free.
I love it when you guys come up with recipe ideas for me, and I love it even more when you introduce me to new foods!
We do not eat much beef at our house, but after a reader requested some Mongolian Beef meal prep bowls, I was intrigued! I had never actually eaten Mongolian beef!
First, we tried a popular Mongolian Beef recipe. Oh my word, delicious but SO much sugar and SOOOO much oil. I was kind of horrified. I cut the oil way back but it was still a ton of oil for us. The sacrifices made for the sake of recipe testing…ha ha!
Second round, I reduced the oil even more. A LOT MORE. I replaced the sugar with honey and reduced the quantity of sauce. You still get a nice amount of sauce but you only need a 1/4 cup of honey this way. I also added hoisin sauce, because I liked the extra flavor it gave.
And ta-da! Healthier Mongolian beef and it not only is great for a weeknight dinner but re-heats nicely for a meal prep lunch as well!
