Beef Stir-Fry with Green Beans

This deliciously simple stir-fry dish is ready in no time, making it ideal for a weekday meal. Recipe courtesy of The Beef Checkoff.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound beef for stir-fry
1/2 cup Asian sesame dressing - divided use
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 1/2 cups green beans (2-inch lengths)
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Cooking Directions:

1. Marinate beef in 1/4 cup dressing and garlic in refrigerator 30 minutes.
2. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add beans and 1/4 cup dressing; stir-fry 5 to 7 minutes or until crisp-tender.
3. Remove beef; discard marinade. Heat same skillet over medium-high heat until hot. stir-fry 1/2 of beef 1 to 2 minutes or until surface of beef is no longer pink; remove. repeat with remaining beef.
4. Combine beef and beans in skillet; heat through. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
   

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of The Beef Checkoff.