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Ground Beef and Green Bean Skillet

Quick and easy low carb comfort food!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Comfort Food, Easy, Low Carb, Quick
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 622kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Ground Beef
  • 4 ounces Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Beef Broth
  • 1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Black or White Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Unflavored Beef Gelatin
  • 2 cans Green Beans, drained
  • 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded or any flavor cheese that you like

Instructions

  • Brown the ground beef in a saute pan until no pink remains; drain the grease.
  • Add the cream cheese to the saute pan with the drained and cooked ground beef and stir until melted.
  • Add the beef broth, heavy whipping cream, garlic powder, sea salt, pepper, and unflavored beef gelatin to the ground beef and cream cheese mixture.
  • Bring the above mixture to a simmer and cook stiring until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the two cans of drained grean beans to the ground beef mixture and stir them in allowing the green beans to heat up.
  • Add half of the cheese and stir into the beef and green bean mixture. Briefly allow the cheese to melt.
  • Add the rest of the cheese to the top of the ground beef and green bean mixture and put cover on the saute pan.
  • Turn off the heat and allow to sit for a few minutes so the cheese on the top can melt.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Makes 4 servings.  Serving size is equal to one quarter of the recipe.  Number of servings 4.  Nutritional information per serving: Calories 622.  Fat 45g.  Carbs 11g.  Net carbs 4g. Protein 47g.  Percent of calories from fat 64.  Percent of calories from carbs 7. Percent of calories from protein 29.  High Fat Low Carb (or Keto) diets are generally considered to be diets in which a person consumes 60-70% of their daily calories in fat, 10% or less of from carbs, and 20-30%  from protein.  All nutritional information is approximate.