Tasty Thursday

Each Thursday, we'll be posting a healthy recipe to help us toward our healthy goal. Therefore, Thursadaysare now "Tasty Thursdays" here on the ol' blog. (Okay, I know its kind of lame, but "Meal Mondays" just wasn't doing it for me.) This also gives me a chance to take a blogging vacay (Bonus!). So send me your recipes (the two or three of you that might actually read this) and I'll post them on each Thursday. That way, you too can share in the fame and fortune of being an obscure, unread blogger.

   Our first delicious recipe is from the woman who started these shenanigans, Lorelle:


                
BEEFY NOODLES WITH SOUR CREAM SAUCE

2 cups whole wheat pasta, such as ziti or pene
1 lb extra lean ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 cup of mushrooms, sliced(optional)
2 cups of low-sodium veggie juice, sucha s v-8
1 Tablespoon of ketchup
1/2 teaspoon of garlic
1/2 teaspoon of celery salt
1/4 teaspoon of dried oregano or Italian
seasoning
1 cup of light sour cream
salt and pepper to taste

1. bring pot of salted water to boil and add pasta. Cook until tender and drain. Set aside.

2. Meanwhile, brown lean ground beef and add chopped onion. Add the mushrooms Cook until browned.

3. To the browned meat add the veggie juice, ketchup, garlic powder, celery salt, and oregano or Italian seasoning. Stir well and reduce heat.

4. Add the cooked pasta to meat sauce.

5. Stir in the sour cream, salt and pepper. Mix well and serve.