30-Minute Ginger Beef Sweet Potato Noodles

These 30-Minute Ginger Beef Sweet Potato Noodles are so delicious! Use spiralized sweet potato noodles for an easy low carb meal.  

Ingredients and substitutions

• Steak – use fast-fry beef strips, chicken or tofu. If you use chicken, you’ll need to cook it for 8 minutes.
• Baking soda – this will help tenderize the meat, so you can leave it out, but the steak won’t be as tender.
• Cornstarch – potato starch would be a good substitute here.
• Sweet potato – spiralize another veggie like zucchini, butternut squash or beets.
• Broccoli – cauliflower would also be good or you can swap out for another veggie of your choice.
• Mushrooms – use any variety of mushrooms or another veggie.
• Red pepper – yellow, orange or green peppers can be used instead.
• Scallion – swap out for yellow or white onions if you don’t have any scallions.

Stir fry sauce

• Soy sauce – coconut aminos or tamari are the best substitutes for soy sauce.
• Sesame oil – you can use a neutral cooking oil like olive oil but it will have a milder flavour.
• Garlic – freshly minced garlic is best but jarred minced garlic will work in a pinch.
• Ginger – use a bit of ground ginger instead.
• Sriracha – leave this out altogether if you’re not a fan of spice.
• Sesame seeds – black or white sesame seeds would be good garnishes.

How to make ginger beef sweet potato noodles

1. Marinate the steak.
2. Make the stir fry sauce.
3. Spiralize the sweet potatoes.
4. Sauté the steak and veggies.
5. Serve and enjoy!

Spiralizing sweet potato noodles

I may have cheated a little and bought some pre-spiralized sweet potato noodles at the store. When I'm in a rush or don't have too much time to chop and prep veggies, I love grabbing some pre-packaged veggies. Anything from chopped and peeled butternut squash to spiralized zucchini, different veggie blends and cauliflower rice make meal time so much easier!

You can also spiralize the sweet potato at home using a spiralizer. You'll want to peel the sweet potato first, then attach the sweet potato between the two prongs of the spiralizer and push it through. You'll have strands of sweet potato noodles in no time! You can even spiralize them up to 2 days in advance so all you have to do is add them to your stir fry at the last minute.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing and reheating

This sweet potato noodle stir fry makes great leftovers, but you need to eat them within 2 to 3 days or they’re get soggy. Instead of reheating in the microwave, I'd recommend reheating in a large skillet over high heat on your stove. This way you can revive the dish and add a bit of crunch back in – if you reheat the stir fry in the microwave, you risk the noodles getting soggy.

Freezing the ginger beef

Unfortunately, you can't freeze this cooked dish, but you can freeze the steak in the marinade! This way, part of the recipe is already done for you and you can just get on with cooking it. Freeze it in a Ziploc bag for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to use it, just let it defrost in the fridge overnight then use it in the recipe as normal.

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Meal prep tools for this recipe

• Get a spiralizer here if you're not buying pre-spiralized sweet potato noodles.
• Grab some glass meal prep bowls if you plan on turning this stir fry into your weekly lunches.
• I get all my grass-fed beef from Butcher Box, conveniently delivered to me frozen so I always have steak on hand!
• Use these Ziploc bag holders if you're marinating the steak ahead of time.