Recipe

[Guest guest]

I'm going thru recipes I got off another list awhile back and this one doesn't

seem like the points are right. All the NI is at the bottom and it works out but

it just seems like it should be more points. What do you think?

Weezie

Beef-And-Pasta Stew - 5 Points

4 cups water

2 cups chopped onion

1 1/2 cups small red potatoes -- quartered

1 cup dried great northern beans or navy beans

1/2 cup sliced carrot

1/2 cup quartered mushrooms

1/2 cup uncooked pearl barley

1/2 pound lean -- boned round steak, -- cut in 1/2 " pieces

1 14.5 oz can pasta-style chunky tomatoes -- undrained

1 14.5 oz can fat-free beef broth

3 cloves garlic -- chopped

1 cup sliced zucchini

1 cup torn spinach -- fresh

1/2 cup uncooked ziti -- (short tubular -- pasta)

1 tablespoon dried rosemary -- crushed

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon rubbed sage

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Combine first 11 ingredients in a large electric slow-cooker. Cover with lid,

and cook on high-heat setting for 6 hours. Add zucchini and next 7 ingredients;

cover and cook on high-heat setting an additional 30 minutes or until beans are

tender. Ladle into individual soup bowls, and sprinkle with cheese.

Yield: 8 servings(serving size: 1 1/2 cups stew and 1 tablespoon cheese).

POINTS: 5; Per serving: Cal 287; Pro 18.7g; Fat 3.6g; Carb 45.6g; Fib 7.3g; Chol

20mg; Iron 4.5mg; Sod 503mg;