My answer to an easy and delicious weeknight meal = Slow Cooker Pepper Steak. It combines tender strips of beef that simmers in a slow cooker with onion, garlic, peppers, and tomatoes, then served over rice or your favorite side!
REP TIME: 20 mins
COOK TIME: 3 hrs
TOTAL TIME: 3 hrs 20 mins
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef sirloin, cut into 2 inch strips
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cube beef bouillon
- ¼ cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 large green bell peppers, roughly chopped
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
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Sprinkle beef sirloin strips with garlic powder. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sear beef strips, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a slow cooker.
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Mix bouillon cube with hot water in a separate container until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved. Pour into the slow cooker with beef strips. Stir in onion, green peppers, stewed tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
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Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
Nutrition Facts
| calories301 | |
|---|---|
| total fat: 16g | |
| saturated fat: 5g | |
| cholesterol: 65mg | |
| sodium:1189mg | |
| total carbohydrate: 12g | |
| dietary fiber: 2g | |
| total sugars: 5g | |
| protein: 28g | |
| vitamin: c 48mg | |
| calcium: 53mg | |
| iron: 3mg | |
| potassium: 609mg | |