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Healthified Italian Beef Sandwiches

Healthified Italian Beef Sandwiches
Recipe Tip
What is "Healthified"?
We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.
Did You Know?
Part of the fat reduction in this recipe is due to using a slightly leaner cut of beef. Beef bottom round or rump roast is leaner than the beef chuck arm roast used in the original recipe.
Substitution
Reduced-fat mozzarella cheese can be used instead of the Italian cheese blend.

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73% less fat • 66% more fiber • 72% less sat fat than the original recipe—see the comparison. Beef up your nutrition! Try these healthified, hearty sandwiches and put extra fat and calories out to pasture. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:12 hr 20 min
makes:12 sandwiches
3-lb boneless beef bottom round or rump roast
1medium onion, sliced
1cup fat-free Italian dressing (not creamy)
1tablespoon balsamic vinegar
12whole wheat burger buns, toasted, if desired
3/4cup shredded reduced-fat Italian cheese blend (3 oz)
3/4cup thinly sliced roasted red bell peppers (from a jar)
3/4cup fresh basil leaves
1.Trim any visible fat from beef. Cut beef into 4 pieces; place in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Top with onion and dressing. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 10 to 12 hours (or on High heat setting 5 to 6 hours) until beef is tender.
2.With slotted spoon, remove beef and onion from cooker; place on cutting board. Cool slightly. Shred beef, using 2 forks. Reserve 1 cup liquid in cooker. (If desired, reserve remaining liquid to serve with sandwiches for dipping. To serve, heat liquid in small saucepan over low heat until hot.)
3.Return shredded beef and onion to liquid in cooker. Add vinegar; stir well. Cover; cook on High heat setting 10 to 15 minutes or until heated.
4.To serve, spoon about 1/2 cup beef mixture in each bun; top with cheese, roasted peppers and basil.
Nutritional Information
1 Sandwich: Calories 300 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 85mg; Sodium 480mg; Total Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 7g); Protein 40g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 10%; Iron 25% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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Better Healthified Italian Beef
I would use lo-salt beef broth, bay leaves, oregano, rosemary, and thyme to make the beef for this dish. There are all kinds of junk in lo-fat dressings. There are tastier cuts of beef too, like sirloin. Make it the day before, chill in the broth, removed the now-solid chilled fat, and proceed. I use thinly sliced sharp provolone: one slice does the job and tastes better than fake cheese. (They've got to put something in there to take the place of the fat.) Read labels before you buy lo-fat products, you may find that you want to use less of the real product instead.
Posted at 12:50 PM on November 23 2011 by Italian Foodie
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Posted at 12:49 PM on November 23 2011 by mrschef
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Healified Italian Beef Sandwiches
This is an excellent way to have a great TASTING healthy sandwich. These were excellent. The only thing I did was to add a few cloves of sliced garlic to the recipe.
Posted at 2:37 PM on May 27 2009 by dprawd
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loved it
My kids loved this dish. Didn't need the full amount of time recommended (cooked oh HIGH ), and left most of the juice in the cooker. Will be serving this for a large crowd at a summer party. Wheat buns also are a must.
Posted at 12:04 PM on May 4 2009 by chrissie3
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Wonderful dish!
I used a bottle of Bountifuls Italian dressing and it was just the right amount of liquid. The meat shredded beautifully but seemed a little bland, so I added in a little Italian herb seasoning blend at the end. Since it's just my husband and I, I used the rest in a shepherd's pie (add more veggies and top with mashed potatoes and a little low fat cheese then heat through) the next day. He couldn't stop raving about it.
Posted at 1:31 PM on April 1 2009 by RM
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