Whether you're in the mood for brisket or a salad, one of these recipes will fulfill all of your beef cravings.
Mark Boughton Photography / styling by Teresa Blackburn
Thai Beef Salad
The usual Thai-food suspects (lime juice, fish sauce and brown sugar) show up in the dressing of this stellar main-dish salad. Lean beef adds heft while peanuts, fresh mint and greens add crunch.
Mark Boughton Photography / styling by Teresa Blackburn
Winter Vegetable Beef Soup
Here's a time-saving step for this old-fashioned favorite: Cook the chuck roast, onions and half the water for 15 to 20 minutes in a pressure cooker first. It will tenderize the meat, save on cooking time and produce an inordinately flavorful broth.
Mark Boughton Photography / styling by Teresa Blackburn
Beef and Cheese Tamale Pie
Underneath a layer of two kinds of melty cheeses lies a heavenly meld of spicy beef and tamale-esque cornmeal batter. Definitely not a meal for the faint of heart, but ideal for comfort cravers.
Mark Boughton Photography / styling by Teresa Blackburn
Beef and Red Pepper Pesto Salad
An ingenious pesto of oven-roasted red peppers, walnuts and olive oil adds a ton of flavor to this main-dish salad without an overload of calories and fat.