One Pot Dinner

Serves: 5
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
2 Tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt, optional
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 cup uncooked medium egg noodles
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounce stewed tomatoes
3/4 cup water
1 beef bullion cube

In a large saucepan or skillet, cook meat until no longer pink; drain. Add onion, celery and green pepper; cook for 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add Worcestershire sauce, salt, if desired, basil and pepper. Stir in noodles, beans, tomatoes, water and bullion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS: One 1-cup serving (PREPARED WITH lean ground beef, no-yolk egg noodles, no salt-added tomatoes, and low-sodium bullion and without salt) equals: 282 calories, 91 mg sodium, 29 mg cholesterol, 39 gm carbohydrate, 19 gm protein, 5 gm fat.
Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch, 1 meat, 1 vegetable.