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MOROCCAN STIR-FRY

Spices you probably already have in your cupboard turn ground beef into an interesting supper dish with exotic North African flavours.

INGREDIENTS
1 lb   500 g   Extra Lean or Lean Ground Beef
1   1   onion, chopped
2   2   carrots, cut into matchstick pieces
half   half   sweet red pepper, cut into matchstick pieces
2   2   cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp   15 mL   paprika
1 tsp   5 mL   EACH ground ginger, cumin and cinnamon
1/2 tsp   2 mL   salt
1/4 tsp   1 mL   EACH pepper and hot chili pepper flakes
28 oz   796 mL   can diced tomatoes
3/4 cup   175 mL   sliced green olives
    Toasted pine nuts and chopped fresh coriander

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes
COOKING TIME: 20 minutes

DIRECTIONS
1. Cook ground beef, onion, carrots and sweet pepper in large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking beef up into small chunks with back of spoon, for 8-10 minutes or until beef is completely cooked and vegetables are tender-crisp.

2. Stir in garlic and seasonings; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, for 5-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in olives; heat through. Season with more salt and pepper if desired.

3. Garnish with pine nuts and coriander to serve.

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 - 6 SERVINGS

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
192 Calories     8 g Fat
18 g Protein     13 g Carbohydrates
A good source of Iron (24% % RDI) and an excellent source of Zinc (43 % RDI)

TIP
Spoon the Moroccan ground beef over hot couscous or rice to serve.


Beef. Goodness in every bite.

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