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Even my 3-year-old loves this family-favorite beef skillet. It's very filling, inexpensive and full of veggies. It's also really good spiced up with chili powder, cayenne or a dash of Tabasco. —Kit Tunstall, Boise, Idaho
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Healthy
With Johnsonville Italian Sausage.
Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 400 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 73 mg cholesterol, 682 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 10 g fiber, 30 g protein.
Originally published as Barley Beef Skillet in Healthy Cooking December/January 2011, p51
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Summer is the perfect time of year to enjoy fresh juicy tomatoes in all types of recipes. It's usually not necessary to remove the seeds from tomatoes before using. But for some recipes, seeding the tomatoes can improve the dish's appearance or eliminate excess moisture. For example, it's not important to seed tomatoes when preparing a tossed salad. But it's nice to remove the seeds when making creamy tomato soup to ensure a smooth texture. And using seeded tomatoes when assembling a casserole can prevent it from becoming watery. To remove the seeds from a tomato, cut it in half horizontally and remove the stem. Holding a tomato half over a bowl or sink, scrape out seeds with a small spoon or squeeze the tomato to force out the seeds. Then slice or dice as directed in the recipe.
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Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2011 by dorrieo
This was a delicous meal. Easy to make...Recipe makes more than 4 servings...I took Turkey stock (as I made mine with ground turkey instead of beef) and added the stock to the leftovers to make a hearty soup
Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by swankait
Loved this recipe! To be healthier, substituted ground turkey for ground beef. Also, took the submitter's advice and added some chili powder and tabasco. Delish! Definitely will make again, but probably with more veggies.
Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2011 by ellastar99
This was SO GOOD. I made the recipe exactly as posted and I absolutely loved it. The serving size is huge and filling and it just tastes great. Just make this. It's awesome.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2010 by cnshumate
I used quick barely and omitted the cup of water and that cut down on the cooking time so that it was a 30 minute meal. I also just added a can of diced tomatoes, drained in order to simplify even more. It was tasty!
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