Blue Cheese Beef and Fries

Name: Blue Cheese Beef and Fries
Yield: serves 4, 1 1/4 cups per serving
Ingredients: Olive oil spray; 4 medium red potatoes (about 1 1/3 pounds), cut into 1/8- to 1/4-inch strips; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups thinly sliced cooked beef from Tuscan Braised Beef or other low-sodium cooked roast beef (about 8 ounces), all visible fat discarded; 2 cups frozen broccoli florets, thawed; 1 cup bottled fat-free brown gravy; 1 1/2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

December 9, 2011

Top oven fries with the works—tender beef, broccoli, brown gravy, and a bit of blue cheese. You can use leftover roast beef, such as part of the extra Tuscan Braised Beef (page 172), or buy the lowest-fat, lowest-sodium cooked beef you can find.

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