Stir Fried Cabbage with Ground Beef

When I was low carbing - yeah, I did it -  and frankly, it is a great way to lose a few pounds pretty quick, but for me, not good for long term. My weight loss stalled pretty quick - apparently my body likes a bit more balance. I mean, it started getting to the point that I had to limit SALAD for pete's sake because things like lettuce and tomatoes have carbs and so long as I had any carbs, my weight loss stalled! Whatever. But, if you want to knock off a few pounds fast, cutting back on carbs for a little while can help with that.

Anyway, when I was low carbing, this dish, minus the rice of course, was a popular low carber dish affectionately referred to as "crack slaw," because it was supposedly addicting to many low carbers.  I never quite got that connection personally, except for the fact that they were probably eating way more carbs than they realized since one small head of cabbage actually does have 23 net grams of carbs! No wonder everybody loved it, huh? The original recipe to the best of my memory was actually a Body for Life recipe and low carbers often use the packaged slaw and some substituted broccoli slaw.

Depending on the type of ground beef you use, this is a fairly low calorie and low fat dish that is pretty darned tasty dish if you happen to love cabbage and one that I still do up pretty often when I happen to have cabbage on hand. You can also eliminate the ground beef all together and just stir fry the cabbage and rice.  The Cajun is not much of a veggie eater, so I usually make this up just for myself on those nights when he's not that hungry ... like, for instance, yesterday, when he filled up on junk all day watching sports at his bud's house and had no room for a real meal.

Stir-Fried Cabbage with Ground Beef
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1 pound of ground beef
2 tablespoons of sesame oil, divided
3 green onions, sliced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cups of cabbage, sliced thin
1 cup of cooked rice, brown or white
2 tablespoons of low sodium soy sauce
Pinch of kosher salt, or to taste
8 turns of the pepper grinder, or to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

Brown ground beef, remove and drain; set aside. To the same skillet, add 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil and heat over medium high. Add green onion and garlic and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the cabbage and stir fry another 2 minutes. Add the rice and soy sauce and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add the cooked ground beef back to the skillet and sprinkle with the red pepper flakes; toss until heated through.

Angel Food Ministries Box Ingredients: Ground beef, cabbage, rice
Leftovers Utilized: Cooked Rice (yes! freeze it!)