Beef Strips and Mash Potato Calories

I am so happy to finally get this recipe on here! I think you and your family will love this one. I know we did. As with almost all slow cooker beef recipes, the meat is so tender and tastes great.

Save this recipe for a night when you don't have much time.

Get the meat in the slow cooker in the morning and come home to an amazing smelling house at the end of the day. Finish up the recipe in the evening with some quick and easy mashed potatoes that you can make in your microwave in about 10 minutes. Total cook time in the slow cooker is about 8 hours, but the actual preparation time in the evening is about 15 minutes.

How the points add up.

Beef tips (prepare as described below) are 4 WW FreeStyle SP for one cup.
Mashed potatoes (prepare as described below) are 3 WW FreeStyle SP for 1/2 cup.

Follow my mashed potato recipe… or not.

Traditional store-bought refrigerated or frozen mashed potatoes are typically 4-5 SP for 1/2 cup, more or less depending on the brand. You can use whatever kind you like. I slimmed down our potatoes by using fat-free broth and fat-free sour cream in place of milk and butter, but these beef tips would taste great on any mashed potatoes.

Here is what you need:

1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms
1 small onion
1 lb. lean and trimmed beef strip sirloin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cups fat-free beef broth
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Here is what you do:

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat to the skillet and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Allow to cook for 5-6 minutes, turning meat over once. Beef does not have to be cooked all the way through. This is simply for browning the meat; the slow cooker will cook the meat.

While the meat is cooking, slice mushrooms and onion and place them in the slow cooker.

Once meat is cooked, transfer it to the slow cooker on top of the mushrooms and onion.

Add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce to the skillet and scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet into the broth mixture.

Pour broth mixture over the meat in the slow cooker.

Cook on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.

In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth and stir in the slow cooker.

Cook, covered, on high 15-30 minutes or until the gravy is thickened.

While waiting on that last step,
start making the mashed potatoes:

Here is what you need:

1 lb. potatoes (about 2 medium sized potatoes)
1 cup fat-free chicken or beef broth
4 Tbsp. fat-free sour cream
1/2 tsp. sea salt

Here is what you do:

Step One: Wash off/scrub potatoes thoroughly and dry off with paper towel.
Step Two: Pierce many holes all around the potato using a fork.

Step Three: Wrap your potatoes up with a paper towel.

Step Four: Microwave your potatoes for 6 minutes and 30 seconds. If you are making more than 2 potatoes, you can use these suggested cooking times below (on high heat):
1 spud: 4 min. 30 sec.
2 spuds: 6 min. 30 sec.
3 spuds: 9 min. 30 sec.
4 spuds: 12 min. 30 sec.
Note: Some microwaves have a "potato" button you can push that will actually set your microwave for the correct time for a baked potato.
Potatoes will be VERY hot. I suggest you leave them in the microwave for a couple of minutes before you try handling the potato(es).
Step Five: Cut your potato in half. Scoop out the potato from the skins and put the potato in a medium size bowl.

Step Six: Mix the broth, sour cream, and salt in with a beater and beat on medium speed for one minute or until it is creamy.

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Serve 1 cup of the beef tips mixture over top of 1/2 cup mashed potatoes.

Makes 4 (1 cup meat and 1/2 cup mashed potato) servings.
One serving beef tip recipe is 4 Green, 4 Blue, and 4 Purple points +
One serving mashed potatoes is 3 Green, 3 Blue, and 0 Purple Points.

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Slow Cooker Beef Tips and Gravy on Mashed Potatoes

One serving beef tip recipe is 4 Green, 4 Blue, and 4 Purple points +

One serving mashed potatoes is 3 Green, 3 Blue, and 0 Purple Points.

Makes: 4 servings

Calories: 392

For Beef Tips

• ▢ 1/2 pound sliced mushrooms
• ▢ 1 small onion
• ▢ 1 pound lean and trimmed beef strip sirloin
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• ▢ 1 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 2 cup fat-free beef broth
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 2 tablespoon cornstarch
• ▢ 1/4 cup cold water

For Mashed Potatoes

• ▢ 1 pound potatoes (about 2 medium sized potatoes)
• ▢ 1 cup fat-free chicken broth
• ▢ 4-5 tablespoons fat-free sour cream
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

For Beef Tips

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat to the skillet and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Allow to cook for 5-6 minutes, turning meat over once. Beef does not have to be cooked all the way through. This is for browning the meat; the slow cooker will cook the meat.

• While the meat is cooking, slice mushrooms and onion and place them in the slow cooker.

• Once meat is cooked transfer it to the slow cooker on top of the mushrooms and onion.

• Add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce to the skillet and scrape any browned bit from the bottom of the skillet into the broth mixture.

• Pour broth mixture over the meat in the slow cooker.

• Cook on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.

• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth and stir in the slow cooker.

• Cook, covered, on high 15-30 minutes or until the gravy is thickened.

For Mashed Potatoes

• Wash off/scrub potatoes thoroughly and dry off with paper towel.

• Pierce many holes all around the potato using a fork.

• Wrap the potatoes back up with the paper towel.

• Microwave your potatoes for 6 minutes and 30 seconds. If you are making more than 2 potatoes you can using these suggested cooking times below (on high heat):

• spud: 4 min. 30 sec.

• spuds: 6 min. 30 sec.

• spuds: 9 min. 30 sec.

• spuds: 12 min. 30 sec.

• Note: Some microwaves have a "potato" button you can push that will actually set your microwave for the correct time for a baked potato.

• Potatoes will be VERY hot. I suggest you leave them in the microwave a couple of minutes before handling the potatoes.

• Cut your potatoes in half. Scoop out the potato flesh from the skins.

• Mix the potatoes with the broth, sour cream and salt using a beater. Beat on medium speed for one minute, or until creamy.

• Serve 1 cup of the beef tips mixture over top of 1/2 cup mashed potatoes.

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Beef Tips and Gravy on Mashed Potatoes

Amount Per Serving (1 cup meat and 1/2 cup potatoes)

Calories 392 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g 22%

Saturated Fat 5g 31%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 6g

Cholesterol 99mg 33%

Sodium 1284mg 56%

Potassium 1167mg 33%

Carbohydrates 24g 8%

Fiber 4g 17%

Sugar 3g 3%

Protein 40g 80%

Vitamin C 21mg 25%

Calcium 62mg 6%

Iron 10mg 56%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe was inspired by a recipe in a Taste of Home cookbook.

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*MyWW® points calculated by Meal Planning Mommies; Not endorsed by MyWW (formerly Weight Watchers and WW). All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. MyWW® green, blue, and purple values calculated without WW Zero Points foods using the WW Recipe Builder.

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