Swiss Steak Beef Stew

I made a large pot with the idea of freezing some and sharing some portions with friends. Feel free to scale back proportionately.

Ingredients:
820g Trimmed, cubed Top Sirloin Steak
3 small cans of crushed tomatoes (diced tomatoes ok, but make sure to add the juice)
430 g chopped Mushrooms (larger chunks)
513 g chopped onions (larger pieces)
600 g chopped Green and Red Peppers (larger pieces)
360g chopped celery
2 tbsp chopped garlic
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 heaping tbsp cinnamon
1 heaping tbsp nutmeg
2 cups of water
5 cubes beef bouillion


Directions:
1. Flash fry the steak pieces separately in fry pan.
2. In large pot, add the water, bouillion, and all the ingredients and bring to boil. Add the steak pieces, and reduce heat to slow cook for at least an hour. Boil off any additional water you don't want until stew.

Calories:As configured here, (because of the high calories of the steak) the pot is about 2840calories. I divided it into 14 portions of 200 calories each. These are smaller portions, but very rich and satisfying.

Grapefruit Ginger Shrimp Cocktail

Ingredients:
200g cooked peeled shrimp diced into small pieces
150g grapefruit wedges/juice
2-3 packets of artificial sweetener
150g asparagus
75g finely diced celery
20g cilantro
50g finely diced onion
100g fresh diced tomato
5 tsp lemon juice
3 tsp rice vinegar
salt pepper
Dash of chili powder
Tobasco sauce to taste
3-4 tbsp non-calorie horseradish
5g grated fresh ginger
5-6 tbsp of no-sugar added ketchup

Instructions:
1. Par boil or steam the asparagus, cool, then cut into small piece.
2. In a large mixing bowl, mix all of the ingredients well. Chill.
3. Serve as is in serving bowl.

Calories:
About 350 as configured. Makes two very large portions of 175cal each, or you could use as a side salad to other dishes. (Would make 4 nice size portions if needed.

Stuffed Green Peppers & Sauteed Cabbage

Stuffed Pepper Ingredients:
200g 95% lean hamburger
350g Green Pepper (2 large green peppers, cut in half and cored)
50g diced onion
75g diced celery
100g diced mushrooms
4 pieces of melba toast ground down to crumbs
3-4 tbsp No sugar added ketchup
2-3 tbsp of No Calorie Worcestshire Sauce
Salt Pepper
Garlic
2-3 tsp low cal BBQ sauce
1 beaten egg


Instructions:
1. Gently fry the onion, celery, mushroom until soft.
2. Mix the vegetable mixture with the hamburger, bread crumbs, salt pepper, garlic, worcestshire sauce, and any other flavorings you wish. Mix thoroughly. Add the beaten egg.
3. Glaze the top of the meat mixture with the ketchup or BBQ sauce. Bake in 400 oven for about 25-30 minutes until peppers are tender.

Calories:
A little bit higher than normal, but very good. Total above is 500 calories, or 250 per person.

Side Dish:
I served sauteed cabbage on the side with coriander, cumin, paprika, celery seed, salt pepper, garlic, beef boullion, dash of chili powder. Put all of the ingredients in a fry pan, with 1 cup of water and bring to boil, turn down heat, until water is evaporated and cabbage is soft. for about 200g of cabbage, it is 50 calories divided by two people or about 25 calories a person. You could add a dash of vinegar if you wish.

Chili

We made a rather large batch, enough for 6 portions, so scale this back as necessary. I think you'll get the idea...

Ingredients:
500g 96% lean ground beef
180g diced onion
150g diced green pepper
150g diced celery
2 small cans of diced green chiles
4 cans of roasted diced tomatos (Kroger's)
Salt and Pepper
Chili powder
Cumin powder
Coriander powder

Directions:
1. In a large pan, fry the meat, onion, celery, green pepper till meat is cooked. Add the cans of green chilis, tomtatoes, and spice to taste. We kept this batch fairly mild, but you could add more chili powder or diced Jalapenos if you would like to kick it up. Let simmer till flavors well blended.

Basic Dish but very filling. The total batch as above is about 1200 calories, and we divided it into 6 full-size bowl portions at about 200 calories each.

Taco Salad

Lots of variations to this depending on what you have on hand...

Ingredients:
160g diced onions
132g diced green pepper
225g iceberg lettuce
1 can of diced tomatoes
200g fresh tomato
200g 96% lean hamburger
S&P
Garlic
Chili Powder

Instructions:
1. Fry the onions, green pepper, hamburger. Add the can of diced tomatoes, S&P, chili powder, garlic. (Other spices you may try are cumin or coriander)
2. Chop up the fresh tomatoes and lettuce.
3. Serve the fried mix on top of the bed of lettuce with the fresh tomatoes sprinkled on top.

Calories:
As configured here for 2 people, it was 250 calories per person.

Curry Fried Noodles/Soup

Ingredients:
200g shredded or cubed Chicken
90g sliced mushrooms
190g sliced onions
375g shredded cabbage
2 packages miracle noodles
Salt & Pepper
1 tsp curry powder (or more to taste)
1 tsp garlic powder
2 cubes chicken bouillon


Instructions:
1. In sauce pan, boil 3-4 cups water. Add S&P and bouillon cubes to water. When water is rolling boil, add the rinsed miracle noodles. (I used the clear noodles for this dish) Bring the noodles back to a boil and boil for 2-3 minutes. Strain out the noodles, saving the broth.
2. In non-stick pan, fry the chicken, onions, mushrooms, and cabbage. Add S&P and garlic powder to taste.
3. If you would like the dish to look like fried noodles, then add the miracle noodles to fry mixture, 1 tsp of curry powder, and 2-3 tsp of broth. Stir and boil out the water. Serves two people.
4. Alternative: If you would like soup, then add 2-3 cups of the chicken broth water and noodles to the fry mixture with the curry powder. You can add a little more curry powder for a more potent dish if you would like. Cut it back as well for a more mild dish. Cook thoroughly, and serve in bowls.

Calories:
As configured, serves 2 people at 160 calories each person.

Alternatives:
When you are cooking the vegetables, you could add celery and/or apples to the fry mixture. You could add chopped, fresh tomatoes at the very end of cooking for a SE Asian feel. Feel free to add a little nutrasweet if you want to balance of the curry with a little sweetness and soften the dish. Lemon Juice will give the curry spice a little tang. Have fun. (If you do add other ingredients, make sure to consider the additional calories.

Favorite Spices and Condiments

I am a little more liberal, but ultimately look at calories. So while the ingredient list may not be perfect, if the caloric count is low, I tend to use these items conservatively. Let me know if you have any other recommended items, or any questions.