What is better than fries? Fries which are high in protein, healthy and more tasty than any of that McDonald stuff you could be picking up.
| Ingredients:
Grams/Ounces 340 g package frozen fries, unseasoned 170 g 96% lean ground beef 53 g onion, minced 25 g tomato paste 113 g 2% mexican cheese (or cheese of choice) |
Ingredients:
Cups/Spoons 1/2 (24-oz) package frozen fries, unseasoned 6 oz 96% lean ground beef 1/3 cup onion, minced 1-1/2 tbsp tomato paste 1 cup 2% mexican cheese (or cheese of choice) |
EXTRA NOTE – This is for the 5 Ingredient recipe book. If you wish to add or extra veggies to the mix feel free. Here is a spice combo I like for mixing with the sauce.
1/8 cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
4 shakes of Tabasco sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp sugar (can substitute granulated splenda or 1 packet stevia)
Directions:
1. Prepare french fries as directed on the package. But take out 5 minutes early.
2. Cook beef until browned, crumble up while cooking. Once cooked add onion and tomato paste and mix well.
3. Top meat mixture over fries and sprinkle cheese on top.
4. Cook in the oven at 350 degrees until cheese is melted. Serve hot.
Yields 4 servings
Serving: Calories- 263.1, Protein- 19.02 g, Fat- 10.54 g, Carbs- 23.02 g, Fiber- 2.6 g, Sodium- 572.34 mg
Entire Recipe: Calories- 1052.38, Protein- 76.08 g, Fat- 42.19 g, Carbs- 92.1 g, Fiber- 10.4 g, Sodium- 2289.36 mg
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Yum, yum and yum!! Can’t wait to try these.
Let me know what you think when you do.
Leigh can you use any kind of fry with this (sweet potato)?
Yes you can use sweet potatoes.
Karen- It is good with any kind of potato
I saw the picture on the front page and immediately freaked out. 263 calories? I CAN EAT THESE!
I don’t think mine would turn out to be so pretty lol
It’s all lighting
If they are really good then what is there to stop me from eating the whole four servings?
What do I do with the other three servings? Are they going be just as good in three days?
Why don’t you suggest making one serving dishes?
On and on and on
Divide by 4.
340g divided by 4 = 80g of fries
And so on.
Most recipes are made in mine to make sore easy family or multiple serving integration. While this can be trickier with the cup measurement system when you utilize grams it becomes a lot easier to divide servings.
Your saying that I need a metric lab scale to measure the stuff?
Thomas I think you could either not add the topping to the fries or just make one serving, it isn’t rocket science. Just make less.
Great recipe Leigh I am going to try this one tonight.
The topping is where all the protein is, I believe, so your nutrutional profile changes dramatically without it. More surprising to me is the fiber content – I wonder if that’s mostly from tomato paste.
Is it just me, or does the chili need seasonings? cumin, garlic, hot pepper, vinegar?
Thanks a lot Leigh, now I have dr00l all over my keyboard :0)
I aim to please Jimbo.
I did not see anyone writing how good any other dish is with or without other things! If it is so simple why does Leigh bother us with her Cookbooks???
Leigh writing looks good. Any changes to her writing means that the stuff is NG, unless the changes are made by her!!!
It is rocket science.
1-2 serving recipes are my favorite. I don’t want to make tons because I will end up eating it. I love my cookbooks that are made for less servings. I know it is easy to cut in 1/2 but it is nice when it is done for you. :)
For people who are not used to portion control, it would be very difficult to portion this
Sometimes the recipe is just a starting ground anyway. You can take this as an idea and do your own spin easily.
I would just eat all 4 servings in one meal and not worry about it. It’s only half of daily intake and with eating 2X/day and using IF, it’s totally a non-issue.
You could eat half of it for breakfast and half for lunch and then have a regular dinner, but it doesn’t really matter.
These look soooooo good.
Has anyone tried it? Do we need to have the onions in it? I despise onions…
Thank you, Leigh
I KNOW my husband will love this. I’ll definitely give them a try. 263 calories – Perfect!!
Interesting combination.
These sound good! I don’t eat beef, so I’ll use turkey and I’m thinking that will shave some of the fat. Hopefully they will taste just as good.
Thanks!
I made this the other night using ground turkey instead of beef and I mixed pico de gallo with the tamato paste and meat instead of just chopped onions. I ate two servings of it and it was great.
I made a batch this morning and it was great! I added a bit of chili seasoning, tabsaco sauce, and fresh cilantro to the Beef thought.
Leigh,
this looks great. cant wait to try it.
Terry
This was for the 5 ingredient bonus book but here is an addition you can make to the sauce to spice it up if so desire.
1/8 cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
4 shakes of Tabasco sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp sugar (can substitute granulated splenda or 1 packet stevia)
Add that and it can spice it up.
You’re saying calories don’t count. What kind of diet is that?
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I have never said calories don’t count and you obviously haven’t read or looked at any of my work or other blog posts. If you are coming here for backlinks to your site go somewhere else. If not then read before you post because that comment is pretty much the dumbest one you can say on this site.
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