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3/30/09 9:22 P

CREAMY VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP*
Cooking Healthy with a Man in Mind/Joanna Lund

Serves: 4 (1 1/3 cups)

8 oz. ground 90% lean turkey or beef
½ c. finely chopped onion
1 ¾ c. (15 oz. can) beef broth
Scant 1 cup (1 ½ oz.) uncooked noodles
1 c. (8 oz. can) sliced carrots, rinsed and drained
1 c. (8 oz. can) cut green beans, rinsed and drained
1 (10 ¾ oz.) can Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom soup
1/3 c. Carnation nonfat dry milk powder
1 c. water

*In a large saucepan sprayed with butter-flavor cooking spray, brown meat and onion. Stir in beef broth and noodles. Bring mixture to a boil. Add carrots and beans. Mix well to combine. Lower heat and simmer 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine mushroom soup, dry milk powder, and water. Add soup mixture to meat mixture.
Continue to simmer 5 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally.


Nutrition Info:
223 Calories, 7 g. fat, 16 g. protein, 24 g. carb, 794 mg. sodium, 2 g. fiber

HE: 1 ½ protein, ½ bread, 1 ¼ vegetable, ½ slider, 10 optional calories

Diabetic; 1 ½ meat, 1 ½ starch, 1 vegetable