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Savory Beef Steak and Pasta

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups uncooked corkscrew pasta
1 pound Laura's Lean Top Round, 1/8" - 1/4" inch thick
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon water
2 cups (8 ounces) frozen cut green beans
1/2 cup jarred beef gravy

Directions
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. Keep warm.
2. Cut meat lengthwise in half, the crosswise into 1-ince wide strips.
3. Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat overmedium-high heat until hot. Add 1/2 of beef and 1/2 of garlic; stir-fry 1 minute or until outside surface of beef is no longer pink. (Do not overcook.) Remove from skillet; keep warm. Repeat with remaining beef and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Heat water in same skillet until hot. Add beans; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in gravy, then pasta; heat through. Return beef to skillet; toss to combine.

Makes 4 servings.

This recipe compliments of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

Cooking Tip: You may use okra or green peppers as a substitute for green beans in this dish.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving
CALORIES 275 (16% from fat); FAT 4.8g (sat 1.6g); PROTEIN 30.1g; CARB 28.5g; FIBER 2.8g; CHOL 56mg; IRON 15.6mg; SODIUM 537mg.

Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch; 1 vegetable; 4 very lean meat