Beef It Up 🐄
10/12/2026
Another experiment! I’m not too keen on cooking meat, I admit (I hate cleaning up grease!); but now and then I want it. Since this is beef, why not call it “BEEF it up”?
1 pound 93% lean ground beef
yellow onion, chopped (6 oz before peeling and trimming the ends)
3 cloves garlic, minced
8 oz can tomato sauce
4 oz can mushroom stems and pieces, well drained
6 canned tomatillos, chopped and drained
1/2 cup chopped orange bell pepper
parsley flakes, salt, and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over low heat (low heat means I don’t need to use oil!) until all the pink is gone.
Add the chopped onion and cook until it begins to look translucent. Stir in the minced garlic and cook briefly.
Add tomato sauce; mushrooms; and tomatillos. Simmer mixture for 15 minutes. Add seasonings.
Makes about 4 1/2 cups.
Per 1 cup: about 133 calories; 11.7 grams carbs; 22.5 grams protein; 3.11 grams saturated fat.
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Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over low heat (low heat means I don’t need to use oil!) until all the pink is gone.
Add the chopped onion and cook until it begins to look translucent. Stir in the minced garlic and cook briefly.
Add tomato sauce; mushrooms; and tomatillos. Simmer mixture for 15 minutes. Add seasonings.
Makes about 4 1/2 cups.
Per 1 cup: about 133 calories; 11.7 grams carbs; 22.5 grams protein; 3.11 grams saturated fat.