Barbecues for the Bunch Recipe

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When I was working full-time, this BBQ was an easy way to have dinner ready when I arrived home from work. It's fall-apart tender and makes enough to freeze for another night! —Louise Watkins, Sparta, Wisconsin

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Barbecues for the Bunch Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield: 16 Servings

25 360 385

Ingredients

2 pounds beef top sirloin steak, cubed
1-1/2 pounds boneless pork loin roast, cubed
2 large onions, chopped
3/4 cup chopped celery
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon ground mustard
16 hamburger buns, split

Directions

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the beef, pork, onions and celery. In a small bowl, combine the tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Pour over meat mixture.
Cover and cook on high for 6-8 hours or until meat is very tender. Shred meat in the slow cooker with two forks. With a slotted spoon, serve 1/2 cup meat mixture on each bun. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 sandwich equals 297 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 336 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch.

Originally published as Barbecues for the Bunch in Healthy Cooking August/September 2008, p49