Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Healthy Beef Lo Mein

I made this creation up myself tonight while trying to think of something new to make for dinner. I had a few things in my fridge and they worked well! Please adjust the measurements of the ingredients to however much you'd like to make. This is what fed my husband and I with some leftover!

Healthy Beef Lo Mein
1lb or so of sliced steak beef
1 small onion
1 red bell pepper
1 zucchini
1/4-1/2 box whole wheat linguine pasta
garlic
low sodium soy sauce
low sodium teriyaki sauce

Pour a circle of extra v. olive oil into a large skillet. Let it heat up. Add beef. Cook approx. 5min each side or until cooked thoroughly. Chop up some garlic and throw in the skillet toward the end of cooking.
Cut up the onion and bell pepper into medium sized strips and stir fry with the beef once it is cooked through.
Meanwhile, bring water in a saucepan to a boil and add pasta. With a vegetable peeler or a knife, peel the outside of the zucchini and discard. Peel the rest of the zucchini into thin slices with either the peeler or knife, and add to the boiling water. Cook pasta and vegetables until tender. Drain and pour into a large bowl. Add beef, peppers and onions to the bowl as well. Toss mixture evenly with 2tbsp of teriyaki sauce and eye the amount of soy sauce. I put about 5 "shakes" in our dish. Stir together and enjoy!
ps- this recipe is also good with grilled chicken, shrimp or pork! Or you COULD be brave and do all three in one batch.

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