Zucchini Beef & Gouda Skillet

[Granny Shanny]

Sour cream & grated gouda makes a nice sauce for this quick skillet meal.

1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
several fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 medium zucchini, sliced
1 medium crookneck, sliced
salt & red pepper to taste
3/4 cup sour cream
2 oz. grated gouda

Brown ground beef in skillet, adding onion, green pepper, mushrooms, squash & seasonings. Stir fry until meat is cooked through & vegetables are tender crisp.

Add sour cream & grated cheese. Reduce heat & warm until cheese melts. Stir to blend & serve immediately.

Makes four servings

per serving:
calories: 295
fat: 22g
protein: 18g
carbs: 9g

I will prob'ly add something to this for texture next time . . . perhaps pine nuts or water chestnuts . . .

[kmac]

That really sounds good!

Kathi

[Granny Shanny]

I made this with sweet cream tonight, and I think it might be even better - mebbe lets the gouda shine a little more.


Sour cream & grated gouda makes a nice sauce for this quick skillet meal.

1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
several fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 medium zucchini, sliced
1 medium crookneck, sliced
salt & red pepper to taste
3/4 cup sour cream
2 oz. grated gouda

Brown ground beef in skillet, adding onion, green pepper, mushrooms, squash & seasonings. Stir fry until meat is cooked through & vegetables are tender crisp.

Add sour cream & grated cheese. Reduce heat & warm until cheese melts. Stir to blend & serve immediately.

Makes four servings

per serving:
calories: 295
fat: 22g
protein: 18g
carbs: 9g

I will prob'ly add something to this for texture next time . . . perhaps pine nuts or water chestnuts . . .

[andypoo]

Sour cream & grated gouda makes a nice sauce for this quick skillet meal.

1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
several fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 medium zucchini, sliced
1 medium crookneck, sliced
salt & red pepper to taste
3/4 cup sour cream
2 oz. grated gouda

Brown ground beef in skillet, adding onion, green pepper, mushrooms, squash & seasonings. Stir fry until meat is cooked through & vegetables are tender crisp.

Add sour cream & grated cheese. Reduce heat & warm until cheese melts. Stir to blend & serve immediately.

Makes four servings

per serving:
calories: 295
fat: 22g
protein: 18g
carbs: 9g

I will prob'ly add something to this for texture next time . . . perhaps pine nuts or water chestnuts . . .

This sounds sooooo good, I'm trying to think up something for Halloween evening, instead of the traditional chili dogs and pigs in a blanket,of which my granddaughters like, I may still do that. But I need something a little more healthy such as your recipe. And I'm assuming a crookneck is a type of squash or zucchinni ,is that right?

[MCS]

That sounds great and easy, but what the heck is a crookneck, thats a new one for me.

Sour cream & grated gouda makes a nice sauce for this quick skillet meal.

1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
several fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 medium zucchini, sliced
1 medium crookneck, sliced
salt & red pepper to taste
3/4 cup sour cream
2 oz. grated gouda

Brown ground beef in skillet, adding onion, green pepper, mushrooms, squash & seasonings. Stir fry until meat is cooked through & vegetables are tender crisp.

Add sour cream & grated cheese. Reduce heat & warm until cheese melts. Stir to blend & serve immediately.

Makes four servings

per serving:
calories: 295
fat: 22g
protein: 18g
carbs: 9g

I will prob'ly add something to this for texture next time . . . perhaps pine nuts or water chestnuts . . .

[Granny Shanny]

Oops - sorry . . . mebbe "crookneck" is a midwest term . . . they're just regular yellow summer squash. You could use all zukes, for that matter - I only use two kinds for the color contrast.

Image: crookneck squash (http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/squash-yellowcrookneck.jpg)

And I DID add water chestnuts & pine nuts last time . . . the pine nuts weren't noticable, but the water chestnuts added terrific texture. I'll continue to use them in it.

[foxl]

Oops - sorry . . . mebbe "crookneck" is a midwest term . . . they're just regular yellow summer squash. You could use all zukes, for that matter - I only use two kinds for the color contrast.

Image: crookneck squash (http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/squash-yellowcrookneck.jpg)

And I DID add water chestnuts & pine nuts last time . . . the pine nuts weren't noticable, but the water chestnuts added terrific texture. I'll continue to use them in it.

The straight-neck and crookneck squashes are basically the same for cooking! And using both the yellow and zucchini together IS prettier!