Slide Meals

3-day slide meal plan · Protein: ground beef

Days: 3
Protein: ground beef
Budget:

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Difficulty:

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Explore Northern Vietnamese home cooking with this 3-day ground beef meal plan featuring fish sauce, ginger, and dill.

Slide Chain

• Day 1: Vietnamese Beef Stir-Fry with Rice Noodles

• Day 2: Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps with Beef and Vegetables

• Day 3: Vietnamese Beef and Herb Salad

• Combined Shopping List

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Day 1: Vietnamese Beef Stir-Fry with Rice Noodles

Ingredients

Main

• 1 lb ground beef

• 1 large onion, sliced

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 piece (2 inches) ginger, minced

• 1 bunch scallions, chopped

• 2 medium carrots, julienned

• 2 tbsp fish sauce

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tbsp sugar

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Noodles

• 1 package rice noodles

Directions

1. Cook rice noodles according to package instructions and set aside.

2. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; sauté until fragrant.

3. Add ground beef and cook until browned.

4. Stir in carrots, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Cook for 3 minutes.

5. Add scallions, mix well, and remove from heat.

6. Serve beef mixture over rice noodles.

Cook’s Notes:

Reserve half of the beef mixture for tomorrow’s meal.

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Day 2: Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps with Beef and Vegetables

Ingredients

Main

• Reserved beef mixture

• 1 head lettuce

• 1 cucumber, sliced

• 1 red bell pepper, sliced

• 1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions

1. Separate lettuce leaves, wash, and pat dry.

2. Reheat reserved beef mixture.

3. Arrange cucumber and bell pepper slices on a platter.

4. Serve beef mixture with lettuce leaves, cucumber, bell pepper, and lime wedges for wrapping.

Cook’s Notes:

Reserve a portion of the beef mixture for the next day’s meal.

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Day 3: Vietnamese Beef and Herb Salad

Ingredients

Salad

• Reserved beef mixture

• 1 head lettuce, chopped

• 1 bunch dill, chopped

• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped

• 1 lime, juiced

Dressing

• 2 tbsp fish sauce

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tbsp sugar

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine lettuce, dill, and cilantro.

2. Mix fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and lime juice to make the dressing.

3. Toss the salad with the dressing.

4. Top salad with reheated beef mixture and serve.

Cook’s Notes:

Ensure the beef is thoroughly reheated before serving.

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Combined Shopping List

Quantities shown are totals for the whole plan.

• ground beef — 3 lbs

• onions — 3 large

• garlic — 9 cloves

• ginger — 1 piece (2 inches)

• scallions — 2 bunches

• dill — 1 bunch

• fish sauce — 1 bottle

• rice noodles — 1 package

• carrots — 5 medium

• lime — 3

• soy sauce — 1 bottle

• lettuce — 2 heads

• cucumber — 2

• red bell pepper — 2

• cilantro — 1 bunch

• sugar — 1 small bag

• vegetable oil — 1 bottle

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Final Notes

Enjoy the vibrant flavors of Northern Vietnam with these simple, delicious meals.