Diet Beef Empanada

Diet Beef Empanada is a fantastic recipe because it takes a dish that isn't normally associated with weight watching and turns it into a true diet meal. Most dieters avoid pastry like the plague and I challenge those people to be a little more adventurous and try this recipe. Who knows. It may become a favorite.

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Diet Beef Empanada -

(Recipe from Cooking Light)

Ingredients:

Cooking spray

3-1/2 cups diced baking potato (about 1-1/4 pounds)

1 cup chopped onion

1-1/4 pounds ground sirloin

1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

1-1/2 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

Dash of black pepper

2 large garlic cloves, minced

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup beer

1 (10.5-ounce) can beef consomme

1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion, drained

2 tablespoons chopped pitted green olives

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

1 (10.6-ounce) box refrigerated garlic breadsticks

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350º Farenheit (About 170C).

2. To prepare filling, heat a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add potato and onion; cover and cook 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add beef and next 6 ingredients (beef through garlic); cook, uncovered, 7 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Add flour to pan; cook for 1 minute. Gradually add beer, consomme, and tomatoes; bring mixture to a boil.

Remove from heat, and stir in olives and vinegar.

3. Spoon mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Unroll both dough portions (do not separate dough into breadsticks); roll dough together, forming a 12 x 10-inch rectangle.

Place dough on top of beef mixture, pressing to edge of dish. Cut 5 slits in top of crust to allow steam to escape.

Gently brush 1 tablespoon garlic spread that is packaged with breadsticks over crust; reserve remaining spread for another use.

4. Bake at 350º for 25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly around the edges. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 6 servings of diet beef empanada.


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