Sweet & sour beef (easy)

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Lean ground beef
1 small Onion; thinly sliced
2 teaspoons Minced fresh ginger
1 pack 16 oz frozen mixed veggies (snap peas, carrots, water chestnuts, pineapple and red pepper)
6 tablespoons Bottled sweet and sour sauce OR sauce from frozen mixed vegetables; 6-8 T
Cooked rice

Directions

Place meat, onion and ginger in large skillet; cook over high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking meat apart with wooden spoon. Pour off drippings.

Stir in frozen vegetables and sauce. Cook, covered, 6 to 8 minutes or until vegetables are heated through. Serve over rice.

Prep and cook time: 15 minutes

Serving suggestion: Serve with sliced Asian apple-pears.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Calories 292, total fat 15g, protein 21g, carb 19g, cholesterol 70mg, sodium 182mg, dietary fiber 3g Dietary exchanges: ½ bread, 3 meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat NOTE: To mince ginger, peel it with a vegetable peeler and chop it with a paring knife until the ginger is in uniform fine pieces.

SOURCE: _No Time to Cook_, Vol 1, October 16, 1996, No. 5 MM format by Mary Ann Young <maryann36@...>

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