Southern Italian Beef Steak & Pasta for Two

Ingredients:
2 beef tenderloin or eye round steaks, cut 1 inch thick (about 8 ounces)
3/4cup uncooked penne pasta, cooked
2tablespoons grated Romano cheese

Sauce:
1tablespoon olive oil
1/4cup chopped onion
1clove garlic, minced
3/4pound fresh plum tomatoes, seeded, chopped
1/4teaspoon sugar
1/8teaspoon salt
1/8teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1tablespoon grated Romano cheese

Instructions:
1.Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, sugar, salt, nutmeg and pepper; cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in basil and 1 tablespoon cheese. Cover; remove from heat.
2.Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Place steaks in skillet; cook tenderloin steaks 10 to 13 minutes (eye round steaks about 8 to 10 minutes), turning occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
3.Spoon tomato sauce over pasta; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cheese. Serve with steaks.

Makes 2 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 341 calories; 29 g protein; 18 g carbohydrate; 17 g fat; 285 mg sodium; 75 mg cholesterol; 5.0 mg niacin; 0.6 mg vitamin B6; 2.2 mcg vitamin B12; 4.3 mg iron; 5.0 mg zinc.