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Garden Skillet Recipe

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As part of our final exam in a gourmet cooking class, we had to improve upon an existing recipe and serve it to the other students. This was my class-approved creation. --GaleLynn Peterson, Long Beach, California

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Garden Skillet Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
3 medium zucchini, julienned
4 medium carrots, julienned
1 can (15 ounces) canned bean sprouts, drained
1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
3/4 cup julienned green pepper
1 medium tomato, cut into wedges
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the zucchini, carrots, bean sprouts, onion and green pepper. Cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the tomato, garlic, salt and cumin. Cook 2 minutes longer or until heated through. Yield: 6-8 servings.

To give the Garden Skillet a little more heat, toss in strips of jalapeno peppers and serve with taco sauce on the side.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 224 calories, 11 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 399 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 22 g protein.

Originally published as Garden Skillet in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook , p176

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