| For the busy family on the go, or just the cook with | | | | allows you to have the rice or noodles. Serve |
| little time for making nutrious meals, Beef Tips with Zip | | | | with a salad that has kidney beans or garbonza beans |
| are perfect for you. Bring out the crockpot or | | | | added. |
| slowcooker and take full advantage of its | | | | BANANA SPLIT CAKE |
| benefits. This recipe is easy to toss into the | | | | Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs |
| crockpot in the morning and ready when you get | | | | 1 stick unsalted butter, melted |
| home. The surprise "zip" ingredient adds a | | | | Filling: 3 small pkgs sugar-free instant vanilla |
| surprising flavor as well as tenderizes the meat. | | | | pudding mix |
| Everyone will want to know why your beef tips are | | | | 3 cans fat-free evaporated milk |
| different than the ones they've had in the past! | | | | Topping: 2 medium bananas, sliced |
| Serve over brown rice or no-yolk egg noodles. | | | | 1 large can crushed pineapple in its own juice |
| Add a salad, then finish off the meal with our | | | | 1 carton sugar-free whipped topping |
| Banana-Split cake that is diabetic friendly. | | | | 3 tbsp chopped walnuts or pecans |
| BEEF TIPS WITH ZIP! | | | | 3 tbsp sugar-free chocolate syrup (I recommend |
| 2 lbs beef stew meat | | | | Russel Stover brand) |
| 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced | | | | Mix pudding and milk together until thickened. |
| 1 can low-fat cream of mushroom soup, undiluted | | | | Chill in the refrigerator while making the crust. |
| 1 envelope dry onion soup mix | | | | To make crust, mix graham crackers and butter |
| 1 cup sugar-free lemon-lime soda | | | | together and press onto the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch |
| Turn slow-cooker on low. Place meat and | | | | pan. Remove filling from refrigerator and |
| mushrooms in cooker. In a mixing bowl, combine | | | | spread over top of crust. Add topping |
| remaining ingredients until well blended and pour over | | | | ingredients one at a time in the order listed. |
| meat and mushrooms. Put cover on slow | | | | Refrigerate until serving time. If you really want |
| cooker and cook on low approximately 8 hours. | | | | to dress up your cake and you aren't concerned about |
| Serve over brown rice or no-yolk egg noodles. | | | | the little extra bit of sugar, top each piece with a |
| Note:Â Without the rice or noodles, there are | | | | maraschino cherry before serving. |
| almost 3 times as many proteins as carbs. This | | | | Enjoy! |