Food & Recipes

500-Calorie Meat Menus

Beef & Bean Chile Verde

Chile Verde, usually a slow-cooked stew of pork, jalapenos and tomatillos, becomes an easy weeknight meal with quick-cooking lean ground beef and store-bought green salsa. It's even more delicious a day later and freezes well; make a double batch and store in single-serving portions for easy lunches to go.

• Beef & Bean Chile Verde (309 calories)

Served with either:

• Quinoa with a squeeze of lime (1/2 cup) (111 calories)
• Avocado (one-fourth) with 1 tablespoon reduced-fat sour cream (100 calories)

Topped off with one of these:

• Banana Pudding Pops (82 calories)
• Chewy Chocolate Cookies (68 calories)