My Mom gave me a subscription to the Lady's home journal and I have really enjoyed reading it. It gives a lot of good ideas for running a household from home health and fitness to relationship tips. Last week the February issue was in my mailbox and it is the big health issue. I came across a hearty beef and squash stew that is only 165 calories a serving. I also love this recipe because it serves 8 and the entire meal cost less than $6 to make. Try going to a restaurant and ordering a low calorie heart healthy meal for $0.75 a plate.
combine 2 1/4 t thyme, 2 t salt, 3/4 pepper reserve 1t of the mixture for later and stir 5T cornstarch into the remainder. Toss 1 1/2lb beef ( I used sirloin ct into 1 inch pieces), 1 medium fennel bulb cut into 1/2 inch wedges and 2 potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces.
Prepair a small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and sliced 1/8 inch thick. Toss squash with 1t olive oil and the reserved 1tsp of thyme mixture.
Place the beef mixture in slow cooker, fitting the ingredients tightly; add 28oz can diced tomatoes. Arrange the squash on top of stew, cover an cook 4 1/2 hr on high or 8hr on low.
165 calories a serving, 4g of fat and 4g of fiber
IT IS SIMPLY DELICIOUS
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