Slow Cooker Pepper Steak Chow Mein

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 388.8
  • Total Fat: 10.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 95.8 mg
  • Sodium: 1,750.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 36.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 34.1 g

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Introduction

A vegetable-heavy chow mein with the flavor of pepper steak that stretches your meat. I used canned mushrooms, water chestnuts, and stir fry vegetables, but you can feel free to substitute fresh. The kelp helps add flavor; it can either be used like a bay leaf and removed before serving, or chopped into small pieces and mixed into the dish. A vegetable-heavy chow mein with the flavor of pepper steak that stretches your meat. I used canned mushrooms, water chestnuts, and stir fry vegetables, but you can feel free to substitute fresh. The kelp helps add flavor; it can either be used like a bay leaf and removed before serving, or chopped into small pieces and mixed into the dish.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 1/3 lb stew meat or other cut of beef

    1 can sliced mushrooms (or 1 cup fresh)

    2-3 bell peppers

    1/2 large or 1 small onion

    1 clove garlic

    2 stalks celery

    1 can (1 cup) water chestnuts

    1 can (2 cups) stir fry or chow mein vegetables

    1 strip (approx 1/4 cup) of kelp or other sea vegetable

    1/4 cup soy sauce (regular or reduced-sodium)

    2 cups beef broth (regular or reduced-sodium)

    1/4 tsp ginger

    1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

    dash black pepper

    1 cup water (if needed, to cover meat and vegetables)

    2/3 cup corn starch, if needed, to thicken before serving

Directions

Cut peppers and onion into long strips.

Drain and rinse any canned vegetables.

Trim any visible fat off of beef.

Add vegetables, soy sauce, broth, beef, 1 cup water, and seasonings into slow cooker; cook for 4-6 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.

If sauce is too thick, mix corn starch with water and add to slow cooker while stirring, just before serving.

Serve over brown rice.

Makes 4 servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STEFISCOOL.