Dinner: Serbian Beef, Vegetable and Potato Bake

An easy one dish recipe that's a complete meal.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Serbian Beef, Vegetable and Potato Bake

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tbsp paprika
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper crushed
1 tsp salt
1 cube beef bouillon
3 medium carrots chopped
4 stalks medium celery chopped
3 cloves garlic crushed
1 medium onion chopped
5 medium potatoes sliced
1 medium sweet red pepper sliced
2 fl oz red wine
1/4 cup water
1 lb ground beef
1 fl oz skim milk

Instructions

1. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the beef until evenly brown. Remove beef from skillet, reserving juices, and set aside.

2. Sauté the green pepper, onion, carrot, and celery until tender in the reserved juices.

3. Return beef to the skillet, and season with paprika, salt, black pepper, red pepper, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir in the water and red wine until heated through.

4. Dissolve the beef bouillon cube into the mixture. Remove skillet from heat, and mix in the milk

5. Spray bottom of 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray like Pam.

6. Layer the bottom of the prepared casserole dish with enough potato slices to cover.

7. Place the beef and vegetable mixture over the potatoes, and top with remaining potatoes.

8. Cook, covered, 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the potatoes are tender.