Simple Recipes - Ground Beef with Zucchini

4 adult servings, 8 toddler servings

The inspiration for this recipe came from the March 2009 issue of Family Fun magazine. We tried it over the weekend with minor changes.

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
3 medium size zucchini, peeled cut into small pieces
2 medium ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
3/4 cup diced red or green bell pepper
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
3 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp curry powder
2 tbsp tomato paste
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Saute onions in a large frying pan over medium heat until golden brown. Stir in the garlic and saute a few more minutes. Add the meat, curry powder, salt and pepper to the mix and continue to saute until the meat loses its pink color, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini, red (or green) pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste and corn kernels. Cook covered on low heat for another 10 – 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro and remove from heat and let it sit covered for another 5 minutes. Serve over Basmati rice or angel hair pasta.

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