I love the little cookbooks at the cash register of the grocery store. I don't care whose cookbooks they are - Taste of Home, Everyday Food, Pillsbury, Campbell's. They're usually a couple of dollars, and most of the time, they're packed with yummy recipes that use normal ingredients.
Over the last couple of months, I have only allowed myself to buy the cookbook if it features low fat or low calorie foods. It's not as hard as you might think.
On Valentine's Day, I picked up Prevention magazine's Slow Cooker Recipe Book. After I bought it and brought it home, I noticed that it says "Display until 12/22/09" on the cover, but I didn't care. It's not like recipes expire.
I picked out quite a few recipes to try, and I like that the recipes all have nutritional information calculated. It's listed right alongside the recipe. When I make the time to track my food, that information will be really important to me.
I wanted to share my favorite recipe so far. This one is indulgent, but it's still under 330 calories per 6-ounce steak.
I'm the kind of person who eats a little burger with a lot of A1 sauce, so being marinated in A1 made these steaks a huge treat for me.
We ate this with Broccoli, Cheese, and Rice casserole. It's another of our favorites, and it's fairly healthy, too. It was a perfect comfort food kind of meal.
Recipe
Slow Cooker Steak with Mushrooms and Onions
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ½ pounds boneless beef bottom round steaks fat trimmed, cut into 6 equal steaks, or braising steaks
- ½ cup steak sauce is there any steak sauce aside from A1?
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cups mushrooms sliced
- 2 onions chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- Combine steaks and steak sauce in a large ziploc bag. Massage contents to coat evenly. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, up to 8 hours.
- Remove steaks from marinade. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add steaks and brown, turning once, about 2 minutes per side. Remove skillet from heat.
- Layer mushrooms, onions, and browned steaks in a 4-quart (or larger) slow cooker. Deglaze skillet with a small amount of water and add pan juices to cooker. Sprinkle in salt and pepper.
- The original recipe didn't call for it, but we dumped in another ½ cup of A1 sauce.
- Cover. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours, until meat is cooked through and tender.
Bay says
This looks yummy and I'm not even a steak person. Just an A1 person 🙂
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
One of my cousins said lately, "You'd put A1 sauce on A1 sauce." 🙂
upstatemomof3 says
Oh that looks good!!! I just love slow cooker recipes. 🙂
pamelaponder says
sounds great I love slow cooker reciepes a swell thanks
Jessica @ This Blessed Life says
I've been looking for a steak slow-cooker recipe. Perfect!
susieshomemade says
What a yummy tackle!
Staci says
Sounds yummy! I love those little cookbooks too. They always have such great ideas in them!
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
They do. I've never gotten one that I didn't like.
AllTheLittleStuff says
Mmmm, that looks good!! Thanks for sharing with us!
I agree - I love picking up a new recipe book at the cash register. There are so many of them!
lpink75 says
That looks really good. I am always looking for new slow cooker recipes. I am going to put this on the menu for next week. Thanks for sharing!!!
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
We're having it again this week. 🙂
[email protected] says
I love cooking in the slow cooker and this is a GREAT!!! recipe.
Brenda says
I love all the mushrooms in this dish, I bet its really yummy
FeelsLikeHomeBlog says
I think so! You'll have to stop back and let me know how you liked it. 🙂
Tonya says
This sounds sooo yummie...thanks for sharing. I think the entire family would enjoy this.
Blessings~
Tonya
nancysdailydish says
What a great recipe! This is perfect for my big family of 8! Thank you!
Pattie and Allie says
My husband is a huge fan of A-1. Great post!
xoxo Pattie
Maria_B says
Oh yum! I LOVE my crockpot. Pop something in first thing in the morning, have a delicious meal at dinnertime. Doesn't get any better than that!
Melissa Smallwood says
yum yum that sounds (and looks) fabulous!
Stefany @ To.Be.Thode says
Oh my! That sounds fantastic!
Now you have me thinking. I probably should check those cookbooks out because WW points would be pretty easy to figure out from them.
Thanks for linking up today on Saturday Sound Off!
sarabroers says
This recipe looks yummy~ gonna have to try this one!
Maria_B says
Oh yum! I LOVE my crockpot. Pop something in first thing in the morning, have a delicious meal at dinnertime. Doesn't get any better than that!
Melissa Smallwood says
yum yum that sounds (and looks) fabulous!
Stefany @ To.Be.Thode says
Oh my! That sounds fantastic!
Now you have me thinking. I probably should check those cookbooks out because WW points would be pretty easy to figure out from them.
Thanks for linking up today on Saturday Sound Off!
sarabroers says
This recipe looks yummy~ gonna have to try this one!
actingbalanced says
Mmmm... looks so yummy! Saved it for the next time braising steak comes on sale!
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Matt says
Should I layer it in that order
Tara Ziegmont says
Yes.
Rose says
I followed this recipe except I am using Lea & Perrin "Bold" steak sauce. Instructions didn't specify A-1. My husband and I like both. Will let you know later how it tastes