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CHEESE CROWNED TENDERLOINS

Your answer for an elegant meal that doesn't take hours to prepare.

INGREDIENTS
4 (4 oz)   4 (125 mL)   Beef Tenderloin or Top Sirloin Grilling Steaks
1/4 cup   50 mL   herbed Chevre or cream cheese
1/2 cup   125 mL   seedless raspberry jam
1/4 cup   50 mL   balsamic vinegar

PREPARATION TIME: 2 minutes
COOKING TIME: 10 minutes

DIRECTIONS
In medium, oiled skillet over medium-high heat, brown steaks 3-4 minutes on each side.
Remove to baking pan and top each steak with one quarter of the cheese. Broil 3 minutes or until cheese is browned. Meanwhile stir jam and vinegar into skillet and bring just to boil. Serve steaks on a pool of sauce, drizzling a little over top. Variation: Substitute whole cranberry sauce for jam and dry red wine for vinegar

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 SERVINGS

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
321 Calories     13 g Fat
21 g Protein     31 g Carbohydrates
An excellent source of Iron (39 % RDI) and Zinc (45 % RDI)

TIP
Simply half the recipe for a candlelight dinner for 2.