Healthier Italian Cube Steak

blgpts's Note:

this version is healthier because it doesn't have flour,bread crumbs,or cracker crumbs. Also, to cut back on fat the mozzerella cheese can be left out and use only the lower fat parmesan.This is my own creation.

• Total Time: 38 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 cube steaks
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms
• ¼ teaspoon basil
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• ¼ teaspoon garlic
• 1⁄8; cup onion , finely diced
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese
• ½ cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Put oil in skillet, and add cube steaks. Cook until just brown.About 8 minutes.
3. Mix the tomato sauce with the basil, oregano, garlic, onion, and mushrooms.Pour over cube steak and put in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
4. Top with the mozzerella, and then the parmesan cheese. Return to oven til melted. About 5 minutes.

Reviews

[evewitch]

Yummy and pretty easy. My only quibble is that the directions could have been a LOT clearer. I drained my mushrooms (doesn't say), used garlic powder (seemed more logical than fresh garlic) and salted and peppered the meat before browning (again, the recipe doesn't specify). I browned the meat on medium high heat (8) but it burned a bit so I might knock it down some next time. Cube steaks go on sale often and I am usually stumped about what to do with them, so I will be adding this to my rotation. I served this with Baked Zucchini which cooks at the same temperature.

[Marg (CaymanDesigns)]

This dish turned out beautifully! I made it even healthier by omitting the oil and using reduced-fat cheeses. We like a lot of sauce so I doubled it and the spices. I'm glad I did. There were a few of us who still would have liked more sauce since I served it over spaghetti. The flavors were excellent and even the kids loved it. Thanks!

[Lisa316]

Very good, thanks.