Cooking Method: Healthy Choices

Beef Stir-Fry Barbecue Style

With a barbecue wok you can take this beef stir-fry recipe outside to the grill!

Asian Beef Noodle Bowl

So simple to make with so few dishes to clean up — this recipe for Asian Beef Noodles is a nutritious dinner in a bowl.

Roast Beef with Roasted Ratatouille

This recipe takes advantage of roasting both the vegetables and the beef at the same time. Plus with leftovers, try making a quick salad or sandwich like the Mediterranean Wraps. “What we all liked about the end product was the evenness of the medium doneness – throughout like a hotel roast. The roast was very moist and flavourful – not at all dry Outside Round!” —Reader Comment

Rosemary Beef Skewers with Winter Salad

APPETIZER BITES: Make many small skewers of meat and serve with the salad in a cocktail glass or on a bread and butter plate for tapas-style dining. The salad includes vegetables and fruits rich in Vitamin C with your meals to boost iron absorption. The oranges, grapes, beets and pomegranate juice in this recipe are clever food combos that do just that. BONUS: These ingredients provide powerful antioxidants too.

Beef Thai Salad

Thai Beef Wraps

These wraps are bursting with fresh flavours and good-for-you lean beef and veggies. This recipe is the perfect sandwich option for the family reunion potluck or picnic in the park.

Mediterranean Roasted Beef and Veggies

This colourful nutrient-rich dinner recipe cooks all at once for minimal fuss. Serve with cooked couscous, quinoa grain, rice or pasta. Extras from tonight’s dinner can be used to jump-start tomorrow’s lunch or dinner. For next-day’s main course salad or sandwich, set aside 2 cups (500 mL) each of the roasted veggies and slivered thinly sliced roasted beef.

Thai Roast Beef Salad

This yummy salad is a great vehicle for using leftover roast beef or steak. The dressing can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator for up to 1 week; stir before dressing the salad. To keep the salad fresh for a packed lunch, pack meat, veggies and dressing separately and combine at your desk just before eating.

Mediterranean Panini

This meal-worthy sandwich is strong on nutrients thanks to lean Canadian beef. Substitute hummus or tzatziki sauce for the mayonnaise if you like.

Spice-Rubbed Beef and Mediterranean Pasta Salad

For a more straightforward presentation, use the steak whole, grilling for 12-14 minutes, turning at least twice, for medium-rare doneness 145°F(63°C). Let rest for 5 minutes, carve into thin slices and toss with salad ingredients; serve on salad plates.

Grilled Beef Roulades

Serve as appetizers or with a couscous or pasta side salad for a light balanced meal. Roulades can be made ahead, grilling just before serving. Trim up a Strip Loin Roast to substitute for the Tenderloin if you like.

Beef Steak and Berry Salad

More than just leafy greens, this beef steak salad recipe has substantial staying-power, built on economical Marinating Steak that’s been grilled and cut into thin slices.

Beef Kabobs with Peanut Sauce

Healthy goes gourmet with these pretty protein-packed kabobs! APPETIZER BITES: Just before the guests arrive, cook beef cubes and veggies on a foil-lined baking sheet under the broiler for about 8 minutes -- pierce each beef cube with a toothpick along with 1 veggie wedge and place on platter to serve.Sprinkle with some toasted sesame seeds to dress them up (if desired).

Grab-And-Go Tortillas

Believe it or not, roast beef is the perfect start to a speedy 'grab and go' meal like this one! Use a small Beef Oven Roast (try a Quick Roast such as Top Sirloin, Sirloin Tip or Inside Round) or use a Grilling Steak instead if you like.

Peppered Beef Steaks with Caramelized Onions & Fruit Salsa

The fruit salsa makes good use of fruits and veggies that are readily available in Spring. Frozen diced mango works just as well as the fresh, and there always seems to be grape tomatoes and hot house cucumbers on sale this time of year.

Seared Steak with Grilled Garden Veggies

Here's a great way to balance your meat and veggies- this recipe is just like having a stir-fry from the grill. Try serving it in warmed taco shells for a cool hand-held meal idea.

Southwestern Beef Steak with Succotash Sauté

Succotash Sauté is a simple side-dish that is the perfect market-fresh pairing with the Cajun-spiced steak. Use frozen corn if fresh corn is not in season. Make with your favourite Grilling Steak: T-Bone, Porterhouse, Top Sirloin, Strip Loin, Wing, Tenderloin, Bottom Sirloin Tri-tip, Rib Eye or Rib.

Stoplight Beef Stir-Fry

The trio of sweet peppers in red, yellow, green was the inspiration for the name of this quick-cooking stir-fry. You can substitute Strip Loin Grilling Steaks for the Top Sirloin if you like – no need to cut them in half to start.

Barbecue Sirloin Stir-Fry

Here's a great way to balance your meat and veggies — this recipe is just like having a stir-fry from the grill! You can substitute a thick-cut marinating steak for the grilling steak. Just increase the marinating time to 12 to 24 hours.

Steak ‘n Egg Salad

Take a break from cooking supper with this simple assembly-meal. Use Naturegg™ ready-cooked eggs and a grilled steak leftover from a previous dinner. You can hard cook eggs ahead or purchase convenient Naturegg™ Omega 3 Hard Boiled Egg Snack Packs in the deli at your grocers.