Healthified Italian Beef Sandwiches

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.

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PREP TIME
20 Min
TOTAL TIME
12 Hr 20 Min
SERVINGS
12

: 3-lb boneless beef bottom round or rump roast

1: medium onion, sliced

1: cup fat-free Italian dressing (not creamy)

1: tablespoon balsamic vinegar

12: whole wheat burger buns, toasted, if desired

3/4: cup shredded reduced-fat Italian cheese blend (3 oz)

3/4: cup thinly sliced roasted red bell peppers (from a jar)

3/4: cup 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.

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Expert Tips

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.

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.

Reduced-fat mozzarella cheese can be used instead of the Italian cheese blend.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (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 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
4 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

What is healthified?

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original

Here's the skinny

Before	After
3-lb boneless beef chuck arm roast	3-lb boneless beef bottom round or rump roast
1 cup Italian dressing (not creamy)	1 cup fat-free Italian dressing (not creamy)
12 burger buns	12 whole wheat burger buns, toasted, if desired
12 slices (3/4 oz each) provolone cheese	3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Italian cheese blend (3 oz)
	3/4 cup thinly sliced roasted red bell peppers (from a jar)
	3/4 cup fresh basil leaves

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		440 (before) 300 (after)
Dietary Fiber		1 g (before) 3 g (after)
Fat		1 1/2 (before) 0 (after)
Saturated Fat		9 g (before) 2 1/2 g (after)
Total Fat		26 g (before) 7 g (after)
Vitamin C (%DV)		0 (before) 15 (after)

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Posted 2/29/2012 7:42:22 AM REPORT ABUSE abhinav11 said:

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nice recipe

Posted 11/23/2011 12:50:21 PM REPORT ABUSE Italian Foodie said:

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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 5/27/2009 2:37:14 PM REPORT ABUSE dprawd said:

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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.

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