Once you move to a regular foods diet this is a great recipe, I like to prepare in the crockpot:

1 lb extra-lean ground beef

3 Tb butter

1 cup diced onion

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup minced celery (MINCED)

1 1/2 cup 1% milk

1/4 cup diced carrots

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack-cheese (I also like 2% Sharp Cheddar)

1 tsp minced garlic

1/4 cup ketchup

3 cups low-sodium beef broth

2 TB yellow mustard

1 LG russet potato, peeled and diced

1/2 cup chopped dill pickle

1. Heat a large pot over medium heat, add the ground beef, when beef starts to brown add onions, celery, carrot & garlic, sate' about 10 minutes

2. Add to crockpot hamburger mixture along with beef and potaotes

3. Make Roue with flour, butter and milk, add to crockpot

4. Add ketchup, mustard, and cheese

Cook on high for a couple hours or low for 4-5. (You can also add cheese at the end)

Don't forget to add the chopped dill pickle when you serve - it really makes a difference in the taste

Makes 8 servings (1 cup each)

Per Serving: Calories 240, Fat 12g, Cholesterol 55, Sodium 410mg, Carbs 15, Fiber 1g, Protein 19g, Sugar 6g

This does sound good I make a taco soup thats really tasty too. I never figured out the protein level of it though but, it has to be quite a bit because it has two kinds of beans, lean hamburger or turkey. If I can figure out the protein I'll post it.

How long after surgery can you have this?

I can tell you that 30days after surgery I had a one inch square peice of chix, I chewed it 40+ times and had stomach wrenching that caused inturnal bleeding that sent me back to week one diet, I passed 2 units off blood. My situation was extremely rare, but I would wait 90+ days before I tried that. Good luck, sounds good.

Once you move to a regular foods diet this is a great recipe' date=' I like to prepare in the crockpot:

1 lb extra-lean ground beef

3 Tb butter

1 cup diced onion

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup minced celery (MINCED)

1 1/2 cup 1% milk

1/4 cup diced carrots

1 cup shredded Monterey Jack-cheese (I also like 2% Sharp Cheddar)

1 tsp minced garlic

1/4 cup ketchup

3 cups low-sodium beef broth

2 TB yellow mustard

1 LG russet potato, peeled and diced

1/2 cup chopped dill pickle

1. Heat a large pot over medium heat, add the ground beef, when beef starts to brown add onions, celery, carrot & garlic, sate' about 10 minutes

2. Add to crockpot hamburger mixture along with beef and potaotes

3. Make Roue with flour, butter and milk, add to crockpot

4. Add ketchup, mustard, and cheese

Cook on high for a couple hours or low for 4-5. (You can also add cheese at the end)

Don't forget to add the chopped dill pickle when you serve - it really makes a difference in the taste

Makes 8 servings (1 cup each)

Per Serving: Calories 240, Fat 12g, Cholesterol 55, Sodium 410mg, Carbs 15, Fiber 1g, Protein 19g, Sugar 6g[/quote']