Ground Beef Mummy Bread

I made these yummy sandwiches that somewhat resemble a philly cheese steak, but are made with ground beef and a homemade creamy italian dressing.  Yum. Yum.

Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef
1 medium green bell pepper, julienned and then halved
1 medium red bell pepper, julienned and then halved
1 small onion, cut into thin wedges
1/2 cup creamy italian dressing
4 kaiser rolls, or whatever hard roll you like
4 slices thinly sliced provolone cheese

Creamy Italian Dressing:
1 Tbs fat-free mayonnaise
2 tsp skim milk
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp parmesean cheese
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp basil
1/8 tsp italian seasoning
1 clove (1/2 tsp) minced garlic
1 tsp olive oil

Note: When I made this I didn't know how much it would make because it wasn't part of the original recipe for the sandwiches.  This recipe makes a little less than 1/4 cup dressing so I just put what I had in the beef mixture and wasn't able to put any extra on the bread.  Next time I would double it, put 1/4 cup in the beef mixture and use the rest to spread lightly on the bread before broiling.


1. Set oven control to broil. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef, bell peppers, and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked, drain.  Stir in 1/4 cup of the dressing.

2. Spread remaning 1/4 cup dressing on cut rolls.  Place all halves of cut rolls on ungreased large cookie sheet.  Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 to 4 minutes or until lightly toasted.  Remove bread from broiler.  Spread beef mixture over the 4 sandwiches.  Top with cheese.

3. Return halves with beef mixture and cheese to broiler.  Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 to 3 minues or until cheese is melted.  Remove from broiler and place top halves of rolls on sandwiches.

Note: The original recipe uses a loaf of french bread cut in half and makes open faced sandwiches (2 per half). I just went to the day old bread section and got what looked good.  Also, I used one large green bell pepper and half a large onion because that is what we had (plus Brad doesn't like red, yellow, or orange bell peppers).

I will put the nutrition for the beef mixture as I made it yesterday.  I only had low fat mayonnaise and 1 % milk, but that amount is so little I don't think it makes much difference.  Calories for cheese and bread will depend on what you pick.  I used the kaiser rolls (200-250 calories) and sargento ultra thin provolone (40 calories).


Nutrition (Beef mixture only made the way I said I did with 91% lean ground beef)::
Calories: 220
Total Fat: 12.1 g
Saturated Fat: 4.6 g
Sodium: 114.7 g
Total Carbs: 4.5 g
Fiber: 0.8 g
Sugars: 2.3 g
Protein: 23.7 g

The beef alone had 180 calories so between the veggies and the sauce it only had 40.  I'm pretty sure it's like 25 calories for the dressing as the recipe is stated so if you double it you won't be adding to much calories, but it will have a little more flavor in case you choose a large roll like I did.