Mandarin Beef & Mushrooms w/zoodles

 It doesn't look too fancy, and it really isn't, but this is a good one.  Ron is on a very limited diet, and in reality, this probably should not have made it to our table based on the label of the Mandarin sauce.  The sauce is loaded with sodium and 14g of sugar per serving.  I'm not going to just ignore that info, but he has been very good about all these changes in his diet.  Almost everything he used to eat is now on his no-no list.  So now and then we grab a treat.

I do lots of searching for recipes I can make that would be appealing for him, and especially that he might actually enjoy.  It is sometimes hard to know what is going to be okay.  Yesterday he had a good quality hamburger.  Salt is not one of his restrictions, but no one should use too much salt.  I had put some steak seasoning on the burger and a little salt.  He said the burger was good, but it was a little dry.  Well, I told him if he would have just put a big juicy slice of tomato on top with some mayo, it would have been awesome... of course he does not, even on a good day, ever choose to eat a raw tomato.  Then I had bought some frozen green beans that had garlic and butter on them.  It was a good name brand, so I expected it would be a good side.  He took a bite and asked what are these... when I said string beans he tells me they were more like chew sticks and pushed them aside.  I will give him that they were a little on the tough side, but I ate all of my beans.

Anyhow the picture is Mandarin Beef & Mushrooms.  Outside of needing to have a spiralizer for the zucchini, which I do have, this was a super easy recipe, 5 ingredients (6 if you count the oil you start with), that turned out extra good... and extra extra good because Ron gave it a thumbs up.

You sauté the minced garlic first, then add the thinly sliced steak till brown, then chopped mushrooms, and last the zucchini.  When all is done to your preference, you remove it from the heat and add the Mandarin sauce.  If you want the actual recipe, let me know and I will send it to you.