Since holiday time is definitely a busy time in the family household, I am posting a quick and easy recipe for a hearty and healthy dinner. The Crock Pot is such an ingenious invention! How wonderful–just throw a bunch of foods into the contraption and come home to the delicious aroma of a home-cooked meal! Naturally, I decided to do some research on the possible recipes…and to my dismay, most of the recipes are loaded with salt and fat! Don’t get me wrong–I love a little bit of both, but since it IS the holidays, I worry about putting on the “winter weight” and not being able to fit into the sexy black dress in time to toast in the New Year with some tasty Veuve Cliquot….
I figure this is not an unusual concern?
So, here is a little recipe nugget from me to you for your rushy-rushy season wintertime hunger-killing enjoyment!:
The first stew I decided to tackle was a hearty beef stew.
The Food Guide Pyramid recommends, 2-3 servings of lean meat each day. How big is a serving? It’s 3 ounces cooked, about the size of a deck of playing cards or a bar of soap.
This piece was selected to serve my husband and I for several meals (roughly 4-5 servings)
The amount of uncooked meat you’ll actually need per person depends on the cut.
- Boneless meat (ground meat, stew meat, boneless roasts or chops) — 1/4 to 1/3 pound per serving.
- Bone-in meat (steaks, chops, chicken pieces) — 1/3 to 1/2 pound per serving, (ribs) — 3/4 to 1 pound per serving.
Holiday portion sizes account for second helpings. You can adjust to fit the family.
