Crockpot Pepper Steak

I made the easiest dinner ever today! I found a recipe in an old "Prevention Guide" magazine called "Slow Cooker Recipes" from 2006. If I'm not scrapbooking, I'm reading recipes online or poring through anything cooking related. I scatter the books and magazines throughout the house. When the mess is more than I can handle I round them up, put them away, and start over again. My husband's a neat freak, so it totally drives him nuts! Not the cooking, but the mess.

This was so delicious! The only change I made was to use light soy sauce that was 50% sodium reduced. I also used canned diced tomatoes.  I served mine over Jasmine rice and I absolutely love the fragrance. If you've had Jasmine rice before, you know what I mean!

Pepper Steak
Makes 8 servings

1-1/2 - 2 lb beef round steak, trimmed of fat, cut in 3" x 1" strips
2 Tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup chopped onions
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 large green bell peppers, cut in strips
4 medium tomatoes, cut in eighths, or 1 16-oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1/2 cup cold water
1 Tbsp cornstarch

Brown beef in oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Transfer to 4-quart or larger slow cooker.

In small bowl, combine soy sauce, onions, garlic, sugar, black pepper and ginger. Pour over meat. Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours.

Add bell peppers and tomatoes (with juice). cover and cook 1 hour longer.

Combine water and cornstarch in small bowl to make paste. Stir into slow cooker. Cook on high until thickened, about 10 minutes.

Per serving: 290 calories, 28 g protein, 13 g carbohydrate, 14 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 45 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 740 mg sodium - made as the recipe suggests.

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