Slow Cooker Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches

1 1/2 lbs beef round steak

1 green pepper, sliced thin

1 medium onion, sliced thin

1 (14 oz) can beef broth

1 envelope Italian dressing mix

1 large loaf French bread, siced into sandwich lengths (or 4-6 hoagie buns)

Provolone cheese slices

Cut steak into strips (or buy steak already cut for stir-frying).  Grease a slow-cooker and place meat inside.  Place pepper, onion, broth and dressing mix on top.  Cook on low for 8 hours. 

Place provolone on top of hoagie buns.  Broil until melted.  Top with meat and enjoy!

YUM!  These were amaaaaazing. 

Recipe from sixsistersstuff.com

Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

2 large red garnet yams (everyone calls these sweet potatoes, but sweet potatoes are actually white!)
2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup minced dried onions
1 TB dijon mustard
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp grated ginger

Peel and cube yams.  Boil until tender, about 15 minutes or so, until easily pierced with a knife.  Drain and pour into large bowl.  Add black beans and mash together.  Add remaining ingredients and combine well.  Form into patties and cook on a griddle, grill or stovetop until browned, about 8 min on each side.  Serve on whole wheat bun with toppings of choice.  Makes about 8 burgers.

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I was a little nervous to bite into these, but they tasted really good!  The sweetness of the yam was so good.  I'm not a big fan of cumin, so next time I will probably decrease both spices to 1/2 tsp instead.  I cooked these on our griddle, and that worked out perfectly so they were all done at the same time.  We ate these on whole wheat thin buns with miracle whip, cheddar, spinach leaves and mustard.  You can also cook these with quinoa instead of the oats, which I want to try next time.

Sloppy Joes

1 lb hamburger
1 small onion, minced
1/2 green pepper, minced
2-3 tsp garlic, minced

Saute together until hamburger is browned.  Add seasoned salt to taste.

Pour into a small crockpot and add:
3/4 c ketchup
1 tsp mustard
3 TB brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
3/4 tsp worchestershire sauce
3 TB tomato paste
1/2 cup water, more or less to desired consistency
Black pepper to taste

Combine well and cook on low for 3-4 hours.  Serve on whole wheat buns with cheddar.

You can also make this on the stove, just simmer for about 30 minutes.
(Recipe from ourbestbites.com)

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Wow, I'm never making sloppy joes from a packet again!  This was SO easy, and I thought it tasted much better!