What's for dinner

Posted on July 17, 2014

Last night's dinner recipe

Ground beef with onions and portabellas. This is a hearty, tasty, one pot dinner. Recipe can be lightened up even more by using leaner ground beef.

2 pounds 85% Lean Ground Beef

2 medium Onions ~2-1/2" dia

6 large Portabella Mushroom Caps

2 cups Frozen Green Beans

3 cups Kai-lan aka Chinese broccoli

1 medium Mackintosh Apple

1 T Coconut Aminos

1 tsp Salt

1 tbsp Pepper, black

½ tbsp. ground Turmeric

1 tbsp minced Garlicp

1 tsp Paprika, Sweet, Smoked

1 tbsp Lemon Balsamic Vinegar

1 tbsp Olive oil

In a dutch oven heat Olive oil and add sliced onions. Cook until starting to soften. Add groung beef. Cut stems of Kai-lan into 1" pieces and add to onion and beef mixture. Cook until Kai-lan stems start to soften. Add water if mixture starts to stick. Add frozen green beans, portabella mushrooms and apple as well as all spices. Cook until green beans are thawed and apple is tender.

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients							Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Generic - 85% Lean Ground Beef, 2 lbs							1,920	0	136	168	600	0
Onions - Raw, 2 medium (2-1/2" dia)							92	22	0	2	7	9
Generic - Large Portabella Mushroom Cap - 6							198	18	0	27	90	0
Frozen - Green Beans, 2 cup							50	13	1	4	0	4
Broccoli - Chinese, cooked, 3 cup							58	10	2	3	18	2
Mackintosh - Apple, 1 1/2 cup cooked							180	0	0	0	0	0
Coconut - Coconut Aminos, 5 g							5	1	0	0	113	0
Spices - Salt, table, 1 tsp							0	0	0	0	2,325	0
Spices - Pepper, black, 1 tbsp							16	4	0	1	3	0
Spices - Turmeric, ground, 0.5 tbsp							12	2	0	0	1	0
Garlic - Raw, 3 tsp							13	3	0	1	1	0
Generic - Paprika, Sweet, Smoked, 1 t (2.3 g)							6	1	0	0	2	0
Lemon Balsamic Vinegar, 1 Tbsp							14	3	0	0	4	2
Oil - Olive, 1 tablespoon							119	0	14	0	0	0
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Total:	2,683	77	153	206	3,164	17
Per Serving:	335	10	19	26	396	2

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Jay S.

07/22/2014 8:23AM

CeAnn, Thanks so much for writing this. I had no idea that labels could be off by so much!

It's hard enough to use labels with the sometimes-crazy definition of a "serving." Now we have cause to doubt the accuracy of the numbers they give us.

I wish someone would invent a calorimeter suitable for home use.

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CeAnn S.

I didn't either Jay. Looking into it sure opened my eyes. A home use caloimeter would be nice. :)

Julie G.

07/17/2014 5:20PM

My favorite topic--food! I made a "hash" with Italian sausage, onion, beets, beet greens and kale served over brown rice.

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CeAnn S.

That sounds good Julie. I'm going to have to give that one a try.

Bubba - aka Dave

07/17/2014 2:17PM

What is the purpose of the aminos? Taste?

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CeAnn S.

The aminos are for flavor. It is sort of like soy sauce but with a lot less sodium and just a hint of sweetness.

Kim

07/17/2014 12:45PM

Wow, is there really that many calories in 2 lbs of 85/15?! That's why burgers taste so damn good!

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Kim

...and the recipe sounds yummy, but I can't bring myself to eat ground beef right now, splurged too much on the 4th with the burgers!

CeAnn S.

Yes, there is Kim. Not what I'd normally use, I try to get, I think it is 97/3, or maybe it is 93/7, which ever is the lowest fat content in the store. I should know better than to ask hubby to pick up meat. He is a full fat for everything kind of guy. Having never had a weight problem, he can do it too.

Meg L.

07/17/2014 12:34PM

Oh la la! That sounds delicious!

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