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Slow Cooker Corned Beef

For many of us, it wouldn?t be St. Patrick?s Day without indulging in a plate of corned beef and cabbage. It was definitely a hot topic at my Weight Watchers meeting this week (along with green beer).

While I?m not the least bit interested in green beer (give me a Guinness thank you very much. It?s a whole lot more filling with fewer calories. Did you know that Guinness Draught has about 125 calories, while the same about of Budweiser has 145 and skim milk, 129? But I digress!), I?m definitely a fan of corned beef.

Mom always makes her??corned beef and cabbage?on the stove top, ?so for many years I carried on the tradition. But since I?m always looking for ways to make things quicker, easier and ?simpler, I decided to try making corned beef and cabbage in the slow cooker instead. I?m so glad I did.

I turned to the ?Fix-It And Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes,?which had several corned beef recipes from which to choose. I opted for a ?light? recipe, making just a few minor adjustments. The recipe called for only 1 cup of water, so the meat braises instead of boils (think steam room instead of hot tub) leaving it moist and tender, not wet and slimy or dried out. Next time I may try adding a little Irish beer for an extra flavor boost.

Making corned beef in a slow cooker is incredibly easy and amazingly delicious so it will be my go-to way of preparing if from now on. For the total Irish experience this St. Patrick?s Day, why not bake up a loaf of Irish Soda Bread, Easy Whole Wheat Soda Bread,?or Irish Brown Bread?to serve alongside?

Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

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Total time

9 hours 20 mins

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Author: Simple Nourished Living

Recipe type: Main, Entree

Serves: 12

• 3 large carrots, cut into chunks
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 large onion, cut into pieces
• 4 medium red or yellow potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 1 cup water
• 1 4-pound corned beef with the seasoning packet
• ? a small head of cabbage, cut into wedges

1. Place the carrots, celery, onion and potatoes in the slow cooker. Add the water. Add the beef and seasoning packet.
2. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours (or until the meat and vegetables are fork tender.)
3. minutes to 1 hour before serving add the cabbage so that it cooks without becoming overdone.
4. Remove the corned beef and slice against the grain. Serve with the vegetables and mustard or horseradish, if desired

Nutritional Estimates Per Serving (1/12th of meat and vegetables): 340 calories, 15 g fat, 35 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 19 g protein and 9 Weight Watchers PointsPlus

Large chunks of peeled parsnips and/or turnips would also be delicious.

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Sources

Slightly adapted from?Fix-It And Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes
Best & Worst Beers in America (Men?s Health Eat This Not That)
Guinness: A Dieter?s Beer Choice (That?s Fit)

More Weight Watchers Friendly Corned Beef Recipes

Corned Beef and Cabbage (Done on the Stovetop)
Skinny Leftover Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
Corned Beef Hash
Corned Beef and Cabbage Strudel (Weight Watchers) I would adapt this recipe to work with corned beef and cabbage leftovers instead of making it as written.

Tagged as: Cabbage, Carrot, Corned Beef, Potato

Source: http://simple-nourished-living.com/2013/03/slow-cooker-corned-beef-and-cabbage-recip/

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