Low Carb Lamburger Helper

Low Carb Lamburger Helper

 

One-pot convenience meals like Hamburger Helper can be time-savers for busy families, but all that pasta doesn’t make them the healthiest choice. Thankfully, zucchini noodles are simple to make and are a great healthy stand in for pasta. Toss them with some sautéed ground meat like lamb or beef and you’ve got a much healthier, low carb “Helper” on your plate.

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Low Carb Lamburger Helper

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground lamb (can sub ground beef)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 medium zucchini, spiralized or julienned
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta
  • Additional salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Add ground lamb to a large skillet over medium heat, breaking up any clumps with the back of a wooden spoon.
  2. Sprinkle with cumin, oregano, salt and pepper and sauté until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove lamb to a plate or bowl, leaving drippings in pan.
  3. Add butter to pan. When melted, add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. Add zucchini noodles to pan and sauté until just softened, about 2 minutes.
  5. Add lamb back into pan and toss with noodles. Sprinkle with feta and any additional salt and pepper.

Yield: 4

Cholesterol: 106mg

Food energy: 436 kcal

Total fat: 31.49g

Calories from fat: 283

Carbohydrate: 8.68g

Protein per serving: 24.41g

Total dietary fiber: 2.48g

Carolyn Ketchum
Carolyn Ketchum

Carolyn Ketchum writes All Day I Dream About Food, a food blog that focuses primarily on low carb, gluten free recipes. She has a Masters in Physical Anthropology and Human Evolution from Arizona State University and has an extensive background in higher education administration. She currently lives in the Boston area with her husband and three children. You can check out her experiments with low carb baking at All Day I Dream About Food.

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