Thai-Style Ground Beef

This dish appeals to adults and kids alike, which answers Sasha Wall's challenge to prepare one dinner that satisfies the whole family. Serve with lime wedges. Enjoy leftovers with warm tortillas.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup beef mixture and 3/4 cup rice)

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1  cup  thinly sliced leek
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
• 1  pound  lean ground sirloin
• 1  teaspoon  red curry paste (such as Thai Kitchen)
• 1  cup  tomato sauce
• 1/2  cup  light coconut milk
• 1  tablespoon  brown sugar
• 1/4  teaspoon  grated lime rind
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 1  tablespoon  Asian fish sauce
• 3  cups  hot cooked short-grain rice
• Iceberg lettuce wedges (optional)
• Chopped cilantro
• Chopped green onions (optional)

Preparation

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add leek; sauté 5 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add beef; cook 7 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in curry paste and tomato sauce; cook until half of liquid evaporates (about 2 minutes). Add milk and next 4 ingredients (through fish sauce); cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with the rice and lettuce wedges, if desired. Garnish with cilantro and green onions, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

353 (16% from fat)

Fat:

6.4g (sat 3.2g,mono 1.7g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

23.1g

Carbohydrate:

51.5g

Fiber:

2.8g

Cholesterol:

49mg

Iron:

6.3mg

Sodium:

723mg

Calcium:

29mg