Crock Pot Asian Beef and Noodles

Source: stephaniecooks.blogspot.com

Serves: 8 servings Total time: 5 mins prep and 9-10 hours cook time

Ingredients:

1 (16 ounce) package frozen stir fry vegetables 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1" cubes 1 (12 oz) bottle reduced sodium stir fry sauce, any flavor 3/4 cup chicken or beef broth (low sodium) 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 2 (3 oz) packages Ramen noodles, broken 1/4 cup green onions, chopped

Direction: Coat a 4 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place frozen vegetables in the bottom and top with meat. In a medium bowl, mix stir fry sauce, broth and red pepper. Pour over meat and vegetables in slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or high for 4.5-5 hours (I recommend low, it will help to break the meat down more).

At the end of the cooking time, discard spice packets from ramen noodles. Stir noodles and green onions into meat mixture. Cover and let stand 10 minutes. Stir before serving.

Verdict: While this didn't look all that appetizing (and my cell phone picture of it probably doesn't help matters), it was actually pretty good. Allison really liked it and it was a nice change of pace from the soupy type stuff you usually make in a crock pot. Plus it takes less than 5 minutes to throw together in the morning, especially if you get the stew meat that is already cut into cubes. I'll definitely make this one again.