Creamy Tuscan Steak Pasta

6h 30m
Serves 12
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Directions

  1. 1Cut 4 pounds of top round beef into cubes.
  2. 2Spray the slow cooker with avocado spray.
  3. 3Add garlic to the slow cooker.
  4. 4Add 2 cups of broth directly from the bone to the slow cooker.
  5. 5Add 4 tablespoons of tomato paste to the slow cooker.
  6. 6Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.
  7. 7Once cooked, the beef should be shredded into a creamy Tuscan-style sauce made with cottage cheese, ricotta, and tomato paste.
  8. 8Add protein pasta to the slow cooker.
  9. 9Add sun-dried tomatoes to the slow cooker (in the last 30 minutes of cooking).
  10. 10Add spinach to the slow cooker (in the last 30 minutes of cooking).
  11. 11Add some reduced fat mozzarella.
  12. 12Add four mean thin slices of provolone.

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds top round beef
  • garlic
  • 2 cups broth directly from the bone
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • protein pasta
  • sun-dried tomatoes
  • spinach
  • reduced fat mozzarella
  • 4 mean thin slices provolone
  • cottage cheese
  • ricotta

Equipment

slow cookeravocado spray

Tips

  • Stay in a calorie deficit and hit a protein goal.
  • Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours in the slow cooker for best results.
  • Sun-dried tomatoes and spinach hit in the last 30 minutes.
  • Finish with a mozzarella melt.