Pepper Steak

Pepper Steak is an old time dinner recipe that just warms your insides! It's tasty feel good comfort food. In this particular healthy recipe, I added more vegetables, and attempted to follow the half plate rule, proportion wise. I wanted half of the recipe to be vegetables, one quarter to be starch, and one quarter protein, which is a healthy diet habit to follow when cooking meals.

This is an easy one pot meal that I cook in a 16 inch electric skillet because it's huge! This skillet is one necessary piece of kitchen equipment that I could not do without. I use it almost daily for one pot meals, stir-fries, and pasta dishes!

Ingredients for Pepper Steak:

• 1 pound beef petite sirloin steaks sliced into bite size pieces or any boneless steak

• 2 T oil of choice

• 1 onion chopped

• 1/4 cup chopped garlic

• 1/2 to 1 cup water

• 1/4 to 1/2 cup Soyaki sauce (This is a combination of soy sauce and teriyaki sauce)

• 2 14.5 oz cans chopped tomatoes

• 4 green, red, or orange peppers sliced in strips

• 2 chopped zucchini or 1 pound fresh green beans or vegetable of choice

• 4 cups Yakisoba noodles or cooked pasta of choice

• Pepper to taste

Directions or Pepper Steak:

• Add oil to skillet and brown the meat, onions, and garlic!

• Add the tomatoes, soyaki sauce, and water and simmer for 5 minutes. If the mixture becomes too dry, add a bit more water.

• Add the peppers and zucchini and cook for a few minutes until they are crisp tender. Do not overcook them, because they are better crunchy.

Serve and Enjoy!

This was a quick and easy meal. You could eliminate the noodles and serve the stew over rice, which is how pepper steak is traditionally served, but rice takes longer to cook than this recipe!

It's a great lifestyle solution to collect simple healthy recipes that you can whip up when pressed for time! Your family will beg for this over fast food any night of the week!