Salsa Beef With Dumplings
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
2 cups fresh salsa*
1 can (15 oz) kidney beans, undrained
1 can (15 oz) whole kernel corn, undrained
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup reduced fat biscuit mix
1/2 cup fat free sour cream
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups shredded reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Method:
Preheat oven to 350ยบ F.
Use a large deep oven safe fry pan (12-inch) or a Dutch oven.** Brown ground beef until cooked through. Drain off excess fat.
Add fresh salsa, undrained beans and corn, tomato sauce, and chili powder. Stir and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Stir together biscuit mix, sour cream, and eggs until mixed. Stir in 1 cup shredded cheese. Drop biscuits or dumplings in 8 spoonfuls on top of hot chili beef. Sprinkle with garlic salt and remaining cheese. Bake 30-35 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through and golden brown on top.
Serve with additional salsa and fat-free sour cream, if desired.
Notes:
This is an easy supper dish. Use fresh garden ingredients in the salsa for a juicy consistency. The fat-free sour cream and cheese in the biscuits makes this recipe an excellent source of calcium. Serves 8.
Sodium may be reduced in this recipe by eliminating garlic salt and using reduced sodium products (fresh cooked kidney beans, fresh cooked corn, reduced sodium tomato sauce, etc).
*Try using bottled salsa for a thicker saucy dish.
**If pan is too shallow, liquid will boil over in oven. Place fry pan on a cookie sheet in the oven to prevent messy spills and tedious cleanup.
