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Recipe Of The Week

For other Healthy and Tasty Recipes check the lifeclinic Cookbook.


Black Skillet Beef with Greens and Red Potatoes

Here's a hearty and heart-healthy one-dish meal made with lean beef, lots of vegetables, and a spicy herb mixture.

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb top round beef
  • 1 Tbsp paprika
  • 1 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp red pepper
  • 1/8 tsp dry mustard
  • 8 red-skinned potatoes, cut in halves
  • 3 cups onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 large cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into very thin 2½- inch strips
  • 2 bunches mustard greens, kale, or turnip greens, stems removed (1/2 lb each),coarsely torn
  • as needed, nonstick cooking spray

Directions:

  1. Partially freeze beef. Thinly slice it across the grain into long strips, 1/8-inch thick and 3 inches wide.
  2. Combine paprika, oregano, chili powder, garlic powder, black pepper, red pepper, and dry mustard. Coat strips of meat with the spice mixture.
  3. Spray a large heavy skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat pan over high heat.
  4. Add meat; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
  5. Add potatoes, onion, broth, and garlic. Cook covered, over medium heat, for 20 minutes.
  6. Stir in carrots, lay greens over top, and cook, covered, until carrots are tender, about 15 minutes.
  7. Serve in large serving bowl, with crusty bread for dunking.

Yield: 6 servings, 7 oz each

Nutrition at a glance
Each Serving Provides:
amount per serving
Calories 342
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 45 mg
Sodium 101 mg







Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 'Stay Young at Heart, Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way.'

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