Beef And Zucchini Pasta Skillet Meal

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb sirloin steak (cut into 1-inch cubes)
• 1 teaspoon steak seasoning (spicy flavor)
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (divided)
• 1 small vidalia onion (sliced thin)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth (low fat and low sodium)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 lb ditalini (or other long tubular pasta)
• 2 zucchini (diced into 1/4 inch cubes)
• 2 italian tomatoes (diced)
• basil (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 cut steak into 1-inch cubes.
• 2 season with the spicy steak seasoning.
• 3 in large non-stick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat.
• 4 add steak and cook until browned all over (approximately 3-5 minutes).
• 5 remove steak to a plate and cover to keep warm.
• 6 add and heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in skillet.
• 7 add thinly sliced onion and minced cloves of garlic - saute 5 minutes.
• 8 add beef broth and tomato sauce and bring to a boil.
• 9 add pasta and cover skillet.
• 10 simmer for 8 minutes - stirring often.
• 11 add thickly diced (1/4 inch) zucchini and cook covered until zucchini is crisp-tender (approximately 6-8 minutes).
• 12 return steak to skillet and add diced tomatoes.
• 13 heat everything through for 1 minute.
• 14 top with basil (to your taste) before serving.