Southwestern Steak and Pinto Beans

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Southwestern Steak and Pinto Beans
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Wed, 08-25-2004 - 12:34pm

Made this last night for dinner. Super fast and delicious!  I served it with a tomato salad and cornbread for the kids. 


Pinto beans are a phase 2 food.  If you are in phase 1, substitute black beans or kidney beans.


Southwestern Steak and Pinto Beans


1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 pound boneless sirloin steak, trimmed
Cooking spray
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup bottled chunky salsa, divided
1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Combine first 3 ingredients. Remove 1 teaspoon cumin mixture, and set aside. Sprinkle remaining cumin mixture evenly over steak. Lightly coat steak with cooking spray. Place steak in grill pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from pan; let stand 5 minutes. Cut into thin slices.


While steak cooks, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add reserved cumin mixture, 1/4 cup salsa, and beans; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly.

Place 1/2 cup bean mixture on each of 4 plates; divide beef evenly over bean mixture. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon salsa and 1 tablespoon cilantro.

Yield: 4 servings

CALORIES 267 (27% from fat); FAT 8g (satfat 2.6g, monofat 2.9g, polyfat 1.3g); PROTEIN 27.5g; CARBOHYDRATE 21g; FIBER 6.4g; CHOLESTEROL 63mg; IRON 4.6mg; SODIUM 640mg; CALCIUM 73mg;
Cooking Light, JUNE 2004

                         

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Registered: 03-05-2004
Wed, 08-25-2004 - 5:50pm
Thanks, Cathy. I'll have to try this. btw, how did you ever manage to serve your kids cornbread without cheating? I love that stuff! (But then being a D____ Yankee, I don't see it too often).

Rebecca

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Wed, 08-25-2004 - 6:45pm

Rebecca,


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-26-2004 - 9:06am

Sounds good!


Susan :)

 

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Registered: 01-03-2006
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 2:32pm
Cathy,

Thanks for sharing! I made this last night for dinner and just enjoyed the leftovers for lunch today. I used my own homemade salsa in the recipe and as a condiment on top of the finished dish. I also added a squeeze of lime before serving. Yum!!

Karen :)
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Registered: 04-01-2004
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 2:38pm

Karen,


I'm so glad you liked it.

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