Tangy Orange Beef & Broccoli - 5 POINTS! (9 with rice)

Ever since I got into broccoli, I've absolutely adored beef and broccoli. I was skimming one of my older Weight Watchers books the other day and decided I've give their orange beef and broccoli recipe a go. Let me just start off by saying this turned out delicious, but the points are a TAD bit high, and I assure you my posts in the future will be filled with numerous low point meals. Anyways, on to the recipe:

Prep: 25 minutes / Cook: 10 minutes / Serves: 6

               Ingredients

• 1 large bunch broccoli
• 4 navel oranges (I made by with 2!)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 (1 1/4 pound) flank steak, trimmed, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1/3c water
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced (I did without it this time. :( )
• 3 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 large garlic gloves, minced
• 1 tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger
• 3 bags boil in a bag brown rice

Cooking Directions      

1. Remove florets from stems of broccoli and cut into bite-size pieces. Trim, peel and thinly slice stems.
2. In a  decently sized pot, fill with water and heat until boiling.
3. Place the rice in the boiling water until cooked.
4. Grate 1 tsp orange zest from 1 orange, then squeeze *3/4 cup juice (from about 2 oranges) into measuring cup. Stir in cornstarch, pepper flakes, orange zest, and 2 tbsp soy sauce. Remove peel and white pith from remaining oranges and cut into segments.
5. Spray nonstick wok or large deep nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Toss beef with remaining 1 tbsp of soy sauce in a large bowl. Add half of beef to wok; stir-fry just until beef is no longer pink, about one minute. Transfer to plate. Repeat with the remaining beef.
6. Add broccoli florets and stems and water to wok. Cover and cook 1 minute. Uncover, add bell pepper and then stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in scallions, garlic and ginger; stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in beef and cook until heated thoroughly through. Spoon mixture onto platter on top of your rice and top with orange segments.

(Without rice) Fat: 5g / Carbs: 19g / Fiber: 5g / Protein: 23g

(Without rice) Weight Watchers PP: 5  (Serving - 1 2/3 cups)

(With rice) Weight Watchers PP: 9 points (1 2/3c of mixture, 1c of rice)