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This recipe was by far not one of my favorites but I think a lot of that had to do with my own mistake. When I make up my meal plan and grocery list I do not write what grocery item is for what meal so when I went shopping and needed to seen that I needed to purchase linguine noodles I did not even think about what meal they were for. The supermarket had lemon pepper linguine noodles and I thought that would be something different for a change. If you were to use the lemon pepper linguine in with a nice tomato sauce it would probably work well together but with this asian inspired type sauce it didn’t work even a little bit (at least in my opinion)

INGREDIENTS

• 300 g (1/3 of 900-g pkg.) linguine, uncooked
• 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
• 2 cups sliced carrots (about 3 medium)
• 2 tsp. oil
• 1 lb. (500 g) beef sirloin steak, cut into strips
• 1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
• 1 tsp. ground ginger

DIRECTIONS

• Cook pasta as directed on package, adding broccoli and carrots to the cooking water for the last 2 min. of the pasta cooking time. Drain pasta mixture.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet. Add meat; cook until browned on all sides, stirring occasionally. Stir in dressing, teriyaki sauce and ginger; cook until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Place pasta mixture in large serving bowl. Add meat mixture; mix lightly.

You can find a printable version of this Beef Noodle Bowl recipe by clicking here

Recipe Alterations

So like I mentioned I used the wrong flavor of noodle when I should have just used a regular whole wheat type. I also adjusted the following:

1. Doubled the dressing and teriyaki sauce as we don’t like the pasta to be quite so dry.
2. Left the ginger out because I can’t stand the stuff.

Family Taste Test

The part that really surprised me (and maybe it shouldn’t have) was that my son absolutely loved this. Even the way it turned out. He ate it all and even wanted extra carrots and broccoli. Thats right, he ate his vegetables. And broccoli is even green! I did not think my husband would like it all either but luckily ( not so luckily for him I suppose) he had a nasty cold and could not taste much of anything anyway.

My Thoughts

I probably would make this again seeing how much my son liked it. Then again maybe it was the strong weird flavor that he liked so much and won’t eat it again when made with the proper type of pasta. That would not surprise me at all.

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The Whats Cooking magazine that I get from Kraft every month usually has a lot of very simple, quick recipe ideas and that is why I look forward to reading it every month. I can usually find meals in them that are not very time consuming but still taste good and are easy enough to make with kids under foot. This is a very basic burrito recipe that is still very flavorful and filling add a quick garden salad to it and you have a nice meal.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb. extra lean ground beef
• 2 cups salsa
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 cup instant white rice, uncooked
• 1 can (14 fl oz/ 398 mL) refried beans, warmed
• 6 large flour tortillas (10 inch)
• 1/2 cup KRAFT Tex Mex Shredded Cheese
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1/3 cup light sour cream

DIRECTIONS

• Brown the meat in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Add salsa and green peppers; mix well. Bring to boil. Stir in rice; cover. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 min.
• Spread the beans evenly down centres of tortillas; top evenly with the meat mixture, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.
• Fold in opposite sides of each tortilla, then roll up burrito-style. Serve with sour cream.

You can find a printable version of Burrito El Grande recipe by clicking here

Recipe Alterations

I made a few changes but nothing that would really alter the taste too much and instead I think they make the meal quicker to prepare and adds some flavour as well.

1. Instead of minute rice I used leftover cooked rice from another meal
2. I like to use refried beans with green chiles in them as I love the flavor that they add
3. Used aged cheddar cheese because we always have that in the fridge

Family Taste Test

My husband and myself really enjoyed these. My son did as well but only after he unrolled them, pulled out the green peppers and had me roll the tortilla back up. We really liked the flavor that that refried beans add to it as it makes them a little bit different from the other burrito recipes we have tried.

My Thoughts

I will be adding this recipe to my keep pile, there is only one problem that I found with it to be changed for next time. The amount of filling that it makes up is way too much for only six tortillas. We had a pack of eight that we used between supper and leftovers and still ended up throwing away lots. Next time I will either cut the recipe in half or buy more tortillas and get a few more days of leftovers out of them.

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