Title: Garlicky Beef and Pasta
Categories: Entree Lowcal
Yield: 4 Servings

1 1/2	c	Uncooked rotoni pasta (Spirals)
1	lb	Beef round tip steak, cut 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick
		Vegetable cooking spray
2		Cloves garlic, crushed
1/2	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Pepper (or 1/4 ts)
1	tb	Water
2	c	Frozen cut green beans about 8 ounces
1/2	c	Jarred brown beef gravy

Cook pasta according to package directions; keep warm. Meanwhile stack beef steaks; cut lengthwise in half and then crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips.

Spray large non-stick skillet with cooking spray; place skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef and garlic, half at a time, and stir-fry 1 minute or until outside surface of beef is no longer pink. Don't overcook. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from skillet; keep warm. In same skillet, heat water until hot. Add green beans; cook 4 or 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in gravy and pasta; heat through. Return beef to skillet; toss to combine.

Approximate values per serving: 296 calories, 7 g fat, 70 mg cholesterol, 488 mg sodium, 21 percent calories from fat.

Bonus recipes from N.Y. Times News Service and typed from The Arizona Republic by Joyce Kohl, THE IMPROV BBS

Posted by Joyce Kohl, þ THE IMPROV BBS þ KOOK-NET Hub þ (602) 991-4849

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