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Beef Kabobs

Ingredients

  • 1 lb beef tenderloin
  • 2 t Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 medium-size green pepper, cut into 20 squares
  • 10 cherry tomatoes
  • 10 small fresh mushrooms
  • 2 small yellow squash, cut into 10 slices
  • ¹/8 t pepper
  • ¼ t salt
  • vegetable cooking spray

Cut meat into 20 (1-inch) cubes. Sprinkle Worcestershire sauce over meat.

Thread meat, green pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms, and squash alternately onto five (12-inch) skewers. Sprinkle evenly with pepper.

Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill over medium-hot coals (350° to 400°F). Place kabobs on rack and grill uncovered, 10 minutes or to desired doneness, turning once. Sprinkle evenly with salt.

*Recipe from EatRight Lose Weight: 7 Simple Steps cookbook

Yield: 5 servings; each serving provides 1 vegetable, 1 meat/dairy, ½ fat

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving:

Calories 172
Fat 7g (Sat: 3g)
Protein 21g
Carbohydrate 7g
Fiber 2g
Cholesterol 52g
Sodium 187g

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Last Update

October 13, 2008
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