Showing posts with label crockpot meals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crockpot meals. Show all posts

Beef & Butternut Squash Stew - 21 day fix extreme

It’s not only delicious but also super simple to make! We double up and cook it in the crockpot and have it for 2 nights dinner! 

Makes 6 servings, approximately 1 1/4 cups each
Container counts: 1 Green & 1 Red per serving
1 tsp Olive Oil
1 1/2 lbs lean beef cut into cubes
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 cup low-sodium beef broth
1 bay leaf
1 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups cubed butternut squash
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat
2- Add beef; cook, stirring frequently, for 4 to 5 minutes, or until beef is brown.
3- Add onion and bell peppers; cook, stirring frequently, for 4 to 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent.
4- Add garlic; cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
5- Add tomatoes, broth, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium- low; cool, covered, for 40 minutes.
6- Add squash; cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 12 minutes, or until sauce has thickened and beef is fork-tender.
7- Remove bay leaf; serve topped with parsley.

Quinoa & Black Bean Chilaquiles

This super simple crockpot meal is a meat free meal where you won't miss the meat for my meat eaters! Try this one on MeatLESS Monday.

Chilaquiles is basically just a fancy word for nachos as this crockpot dish is served over crispy tortilla chips. I used non GMO RW Garcia 3 seed Veggie strips for the first time and the family loved them!

What you need:

2 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 medium Onion Chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, seeded/minced
1 can of black beans 15 oz
1 can of diced tomatoes or 2 fresh diced
1 cup quinoa (cooked)
12 onces mushroom chopped
2 teaspoons cumin
1 tbsp chili pepper
1tsp garlic powder

Tortilla Chips

*Jar of organic Salsa

*plain organic yogurt
*gaucamola
* shredded cheese or nutritional yeast (vegan cheese)

What you do:

1) Heat the oil in pan over medium heat. Add onion & peppers and cook 5 mins or until onion is tender.
2) Add to Crockpot`and throw in the rest of the ingredients cook on low 6 hours or high 2 hours
3) stir and serve over tortilla chips with guacamole, plain yogurt and salsa as extra toppings