Healthy Whole Grain Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef, or turkey, 7% fat (93% lean)
2 bunches spinach - washed and cut into pieces (may substitute a 1-pound bag of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained)
1/2 small finely chopped onion
2 minced garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
black pepper to taste
3 cups brown rice
Preheat frying pan (no oil).
Combine all ingredients except brown rice in a large mixing bowl. Mix well.
Form mixture into 12 small balls. Place in frying pan and flatten into patties using a spatula.
Cook over medium heat until cooked on both sides. Serve over brown rice.
Serving Size: 2 meat cakes. Recipe yields 6 servings of Spinach and Meat Cakes.
Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 270; Total fat: 9g (sat. fat 3.5g, trans fat 0g); Cholesterol: 50mg; Sodium: 340mg; Carbohydrate: 27g; Fiber: 4g; Sugars: 1g; Protein: 21g
