Spicy Beef Puffs

1 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 1 hours

177 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1/2	cup	onion
1/2	cup	green bell pepper	chopped
1/4	cup	celery	chopped
2	each	garlic cloves	minced
1/2	pound	ground beef, lean
1	tablespoon	curry powder
1/2	teaspoon	seasoned salt
1/4	teaspoon	black pepper
1/4	teaspoon	thyme
3	ounces	tomato paste
1/4	cup	green olives	stuffed, chopped
1	each	hot chili peppers	canned, seeded, chopped
1/2	cup	butter
1/2	pound	phyllo dough

Directions

Saute onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, and ground beef together until beef is brown.

Drain. Add curry powder and sauté 5 more minutes.

Add seasoned salt, pepper, thyme, tomato paste, olives and hot pepper, and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.

Cool. Melt butter over low heat.

Unroll phyllo dough and cut into 1-1/2 inch strips.

Keep dough under a damp towel so that it doesn't dry out.

Take out one piece at a time and pain it with melted butter.

Place one teaspoonful of meat mixture at end of dough strip and fold corner over.

Continue folding loke flag retaining triangular shape.

Brush outside of triangle with butter. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.

Chill puffs one hour or more covered with plastic wrap.

Bake in preheated oven at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.

These are quite spicy and good with drinks.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 73g

Amount per Serving

Calories 177 56% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.0g	17%
Saturated Fat 6.0g	30%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 36mg	12%
Sodium 269mg	11%
Total Carbohydrate 13.0g	4%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	5%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 7.0g	14%

Vitamin A	8%		Vitamin C	13%
Calcium	2%		Iron	9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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