Beef and Broccoli

Here's another delicious meal I found and adapted for freezer meal night.  My kids were big fans even with the giant pieces of broccoli staring them down. We served it over rice and added some extra stir fry veggies as a side and it fed the 7 of us no problem.  If your kids are older or you are serving all adults I'd say you might want to double this recipe.  It's a pretty quick one to throw in a crock pot fresh but it also freezes beautifully if you want to make it ahead and save it.

Beef and Broccoli

Recipe adapted from lecremedelacrumb.com

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs. flank steak, thinly sliced and cut into 2 inch strips

1 cup beef broth

2/3 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 T. sesame oil

1 T. minced garlic

¼ tsp. red chili flakes (optional…but worth it!)

4 cups broccoli florets

2 T. cornstarch+ 4 T. cold water (added during cooking)

Instructions:
Slice and chop flank steak and place in a large crock pot.  In a small bowl combine beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, minced garlic, and chili flakes.  Pour mixture over beef. Cover crock pot and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until beef is cooked through.

Combine cornstarch and water and pour into crock pot along with the broccoli.  Stir all ingredients together. Recover and continue cooking 30 minutes or until broccoli is tender and sauce is thickened. Serve over rice.

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Freezer Meal Prep Instructions:

Slice and chop the flank steak and place in a gallon sized freezer bag.  Add beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, minced garlic and chili flakes.  Close bag and knead until meat is well covered and sauce is combined.

Place broccoli in a separate gallon sized freezer bag.  Place broccoli bag and beef bag in another gallon sized freezer bag.  Label and freeze.

Freezer Meal Cooking Instructions:

Place contents of meat bag in a large crock pot and cook on low 5-6 hours. 

Combine 2 T. cornstarch and 4 T. cold water and pour into crock pot.  Add the broccoli and stir all ingredients together.  Continue cooking for another 30 minutes or until broccoli is tender and sauce is thickened. Serve over rice.