Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook (68 page)

3½-4-lb. beef round steak, cubed

1 cup finely chopped onions

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 Tbsp. chili powder

½ cup ketchup

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cup cider vinegar

12-oz. can beer

6-oz. can tomato paste

1. Combine all ingredients except buns in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on Low 10-12 hours.
   
3. Remove beef from sauce with slotted spoon. Place in large bowl. Shred with 2 forks.
   
4. Add 2 cups sauce from slow cooker to shredded beef. Mix well.
   

Pile into
buns
and serve immediately. Reserve any remaining sauce for serving over
pasta
,
rice
,
or
potatoes
.

Rhonda Lee Schmidt

Scranton, PA

Robin Schrock

Millersburg, OH

1½ lbs. ground beef

1½ lbs. bulk Italian sausage

2 large onions, chopped

2 large green peppers, chopped

2 large sweet red peppers, chopped

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1. In skillet brown beef and sausage. Drain.
   
2. Place one-third onions and peppers in slow cooker. Top with half of meat mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 6 hours, or until vegetables are tender.
   

With a slotted spoon, serve about 1 cup mixture on each
sandwich roll
.
Top with shredded
Monterey Jack cheese
.

Note:

For some extra flavor, add a spoonful of salsa to each roll before topping with cheese.

Mrs. Paul Gray

Beatrice, NE

1½ lbs. ground beef

2 Tbsp. oil

½ cup chopped onions

½ cup diced celery

half a green pepper, chopped

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

½ cup ketchup

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tsp. salt

¾ cup water

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tsp. pepper

½ tsp. paprika

6-oz. can tomato paste

2 Tbsp. vinegar

2 tsp. brown sugar

1 tsp. dry mustard

1. Brown beef in oil in saucepan. Drain.
   
2. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours, or on High 3-4 hours.
   

Serve on
buns
or over mashed
potatoes
,
pasta
,
or
rice
.

Nadine Martinitz

Salina, KS

1 lb. ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1 small green pepper, chopped

14½-oz. can diced tomatoes

3 Tbsp. brown sugar

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1½ tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. chili powder

½ tsp. salt

1. Brown beef in skillet, stirring to break into small pieces.
   
2. Add onion and pepper to meat in skillet, cooking a few more minutes. Drain off drippings.
   
3. Transfer meat mixture to slow cooker.
   
4. Stir in tomatoes, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings.
   
5. Cover and cook until flavors are well blended, 2 hours on High or 6 hours on Low.
   

To serve, fill each
hamburger bun
with ½ cup beef mixture.

Jean Shaner

York, PA

Tammy Smoker

Cochranville, PA

3 lbs. ground beef, browned and drained

1 onion, finely chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

2 8-oz. cans tomato sauce

¾ cup ketchup

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. chili powder

¼ tsp. pepper

¼ tsp. garlic powder

1. Combine all ingredients except rolls in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours, or on High 3-4 hours.
   

Serve in
sandwich rolls
.

Penny Blosser

Beavercreek, OH

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

¼ cup ketchup

1 small onion, diced

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on Low 1-2 hours.
   

Serve on
rolls
or over baked
potatoes
.

Nan Decker

Albuquerque, NM

1 lb. ground beef

1 onion, chopped

¾ cup ketchup

2 Tbsp. chili sauce

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp. prepared mustard

1 Tbsp. vinegar

1 Tbsp. sugar

1. Brown beef and onion in saucepan. Drain.
   
2. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 4-5 hours.
   

Serve on
whole wheat buns
.

Margaret Jarrett

Anderson, IN

2-3-lb. cut of marinated corned beef

2-3 garlic cloves, minced

10-12 peppercorns

1. Place meat in bottom of cooker. Top with garlic and peppercorns. Cover with water.
   
2. Cover. Cook on High 4-5 hours, or until tender.
   

Cool meat, slice thin, and use to make Reuben sandwiches along with sliced
Swiss cheese
,
sauerkraut
,
and
Thousand Island dressing
on toasted
pumpernickel bread
.