Spicy Beef----Quesadilla? Burrito?

You know what I love? Well, other than my husband, cat, family, and friends......my CROCKPOT!! This is a fantastic crockpot recipe that you can use for SEVERAL meals!!

Spicy Beef

eye of round steaks (I normally get 4 or 5 steaks for the 2 of us)

1 can of beef broth

1 jar pepperocinis (found near the pickles/olives/etc)

Directions:

1. Put the eye of round steaks in the bottom of your crockpot.

2. Pour the beef broth and pepperocinis over the steaks.

3. Put the lid on your crockpot and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours. You will know when it's done--you should be able to pull the meat apart, EASILY, with a fork.

Voila! DONE!

Now....for us, this amount of food lasts us for 3 or 4 meals...so, 6-8 servings. You can easily change the amount of meat, liquid, etc, to better work with your group---it will work the same way in the crockpot.

MEAL IDEAS:

1. Sautè onions and mushrooms....add some of the meat and pepper mixture. Heat the meat through and be sure it's mixed in with the sauteed veggies. Make it into a quesadilla using the meat and veggie mixture with some 2% mexican style cheese (OR 2% Colby-Jack cheese), on a low cal tortilla. It's absolutely delicious!!!

2. Make it into a burrito!! heat up some of the meat mixture in a skillet . Take a low cal tortilla---take a SMALL amount of canned refried beans and smear it on the tortilla....add some of the meat mixture and some low cal cheese. Fold in the sides and the ends, and then spray all over with Pam (or other cooking spray). Place seam side down into a hot skillet. Brown both sides of the burrito. Serve with low cal sour cream and other toppings of your choice (lettuce, tomatos, salsa, guac, etc). DELICIOUS!

3. It makes a delicious philly-style sandwich. Take low cal hamburger buns....toast them on a grill pan. Heat up your meat mixture. Top the toasted hamburger buns with the spicy meat mixture and some melted swiss or mozzarella cheese....and it's wonderful. Even better? Add some sauteed onions and green peppers!!!!