Sunday, July 20, 2014

Slow Cooker Beef & Broccoli


This slow cooker Beef & Broccoli is just as good & WAY better for you then any Chinese food restaurant's version...plus it is so easy and DELICIOUS!!




Slow Cooker Beef & Broccoli


Serves 8

A great slow cooker recipe that will rival your favorite Chinese's restaurants Beef & Broccoli

Prep Time - 10 min

Cook Time - 6 hr

Total Time - 6 hr

Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs flank steak, cut into thin strips
2 cups beef stock
3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp. sesame oil
2 tbsp. garlic powder
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 heads of broccoli (or 2 bags of frozen broccoli), cut into bite size pieces
Serve with white or brown rice

Instructions
1.In a large slow cooker lay the strips of beef in the crockpot
2.In a medium bowl combine beef stock, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil & garlic powder
3.Pour beef stock mixture over the beef and toss to combine
4.Cook on low for 5-6 hours, or high for 2-3 hours, or until beef strips are just about cooked, but not overcooked where they shred
5.With about 30 minutes left take 1/2 cup of the sauce from the crockpot and add in the cornstarch stirring to combine
6.Add cornstarch mixture to the slow cooker and stir to combine
7.Add in broccoli and gently combine
8.Cook on high for and additional 30 minutes, or until sauce is thick and broccoli is cooked through
9.If sauce gets too thick add in some additional beef stock or water a 1/4 cup at a time
10.Serve over rice or on its own
11.ENJOY!

Notes
Each serving (without rice) is 7 WW+ points

Nutritional Info
Calories 287 Calories from Fat 97 Total Fat 10.8g Saturated Fat 3.5g Trans Fat 0.0g Cholesterol 47mg Sodium 1059mg Potassium 541mg Total Carbohydrates 20.2g Dietary Fiber 1.6g Sugars 13.4g Protein 27.2g
Vitamin A 5% - Vitamin C 66% - Calcium 5% - Iron 15%
Nutrition Grade B+

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