An Easy-to-Cook Recipe for Beef Chili
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Terrific New eBook On How To Broil Delicious Foods There can be little doubt that beef is one of the most popular meats in the world, and this is not likely to change any time soon. In times of late, there has been ample argument on the question of whether beef is a safe food to be enjoyed by all, or a dangerous ‘bad’ food to be shunned at all costs. So what are we to believe?even amongst experts, the issue is undecided, but during the course of this article we will put forward some practical facts on beef, destroy a few false rumours and make sure that you get the correct information you require to decide for yourself. However, before we do so, here is a really tasty beef recipe that you can cook for your children or family. This is an enticing recipe for ‘macaroni beef chili’. It is quick to make and is a good meal for a crowd. Ingredients: Instructions: Before you serve, add the cheese, and heat briskly till it melts. Ladle into bowls and serve with nachos. This is a wonderful recipe to prepare in bulk as excess servings can be safely kept in the refrigerator and served the next day. So is beef good for us? here are a few detailed nutritional facts for you: 1/. The zinc that is present in lean beef is absolutely essential for healthy development, improves the immune system, has been shown to help repair cuts, grazes and wounds, moderates food cravings and can improve your ability to experience taste. 2/. Many people think that one must keep clear of beef as it has high levels of saturated fat. Even though this may have been true in the past, beef produced now is much healthier than it was previously, and over half of the fatty acids present in today’s beef are monounsaturated fats which are widely considered to be not as damaging as other fats. 3/. Some folk claim that people on a diet must not eat beef. This is completely untrue, the good news is that the 80g serving of quality beef that most nutritionalists advise as a sensible daily limit, is actually less than ten percent of the general 2000 calories per day diet. 4/. If you think about it scientifically, lean beef is nearly as healthful as buying multi-vitamin supplements as it is a tremendous source of vitamin b12, zinc, iron, niacin and phosphorus. 5/. Just an 80 gram offering of quality beef may supply more than 10% of the consumers essential daily requirement of vitamin b6, protein, vitamin b12, zinc, iron, niacin and phosphorus. 6/. Lean beef is rich in Vitamin b12 and vitamin b6, which are thought to help in preventing strokes and coronaries and also help you to to build haematids. 7/. Taking the uncooked weight,, 100 grams of beef provides: * only 200 kcal If this beef recipe is not for you, why not try something completely different? By searching online, you can easily find a good selection of chicken recipes or fish recipes that should satisfy those who don’t like beef, and if you have any non-meat eaters in you family, there are just as many vegetarian recipes to enjoy. I trust this article has given you a better understanding of the good and bad aspects of consuming beef, and given you a flavourful new addition to your recipe collection.
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Macaroni – uncooked : one c
Low fat Ground Beef : 0.5 pounds
Garlic powder : 0.5 tsp
Hot cayenne or chili Powder : one tsp
Salt : one sm. pinch
Freshly ground black peppercorns : 1 x sm. pinch
Good quality tomato soup : one Tin
Quality cheddar cheese : 1 x oz. (finely grated)
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Bring a good sized saucepan of water to the boil and cook the macaroni about 7 minutes.
Fry the meat until browned in another good sized pan and very carefully drain off any fat that has been produced.
Add the garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper and then stir with a wooden spoon until well mixed.
Reduce the heat and fry gently for approximately 5 mins.
Mix in the cooked macaroni and tomato soup, and increase the heat.
Cook for a few more minutes until soup and macaroni are heated through.
If you want to cook the recipe a long time in advance, you can leave the cheese out and freeze portions for later. Once it is ready add the cheese, and heat briskly till it has melted.
* 12.15g of fat.
* 319mg of Potassium.
* 3.8mg of Zinc.
* 20.71g of Protein.
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