Crockpot Steak n' Gravy

I hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving! As a tradition in our house, instead of turkey, we have steak n' gravy. As I mentioned before, my husband is allergic to chicken, and since turkey is a close relative to the chicken, we stay away from it too. We're not sure if he's allergic to turkey too, but we rather would be stay safe than sorry.

Grandma, who was the one who provided me with the awesome mac and cheese recipe, used to cook this AMAZING steak n' gravy. Curtis and I used to make it when she became unable to cook before we had kids. It is very time consuming but it's like heaven in your mouth. Since we are short on time to devote to cooking, I came up with a crockpot version that is, to be honest, not AS good as grandma's recipe, but very delicious. So now, we make this recipe for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Besides, Curtis told me that I wasn't allowed to share grandma's recipe. It's top secret apparently... If you ever had it, you would understand. :)

I stumbled across this recipe on Pinterest for Crockpot Cube Steak and Gravy and when I fist made it, it kind of reminded me of Grandma's Steak n' Gravy. I just had to make a few modifications and it was so much better. It's easy peasy and the smell!! UGH! It's heavenly.

Here is what you will need:

Family size pack of Cubed Steak
1 can of Cream of Mushroom
1 can of Golden Mushroom Soup
1 envelope of Onion Soup Mix
3/4 C. Water
2 Stalks of Celery, chopped
1/2 Green Pepper, chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix in your crockpot the cream of mushroom, golden mushroom soup, onion soup mix, and water. Wisk together until all blended. Add the celery and pepper and mix well. Finally add your cubed steak and mix a little so that all the steak is wet with your gravy mixture. Cook on low for 8 hours.
You can serve with mashed potatoes, rice, noodles, or whatever else you want. The steak falls apart, you don't even need a knife to eat it with.

Here is the soups and water whisked together and the onion soup mix

Onion soup mixed in, then there is the celery and pepper

Cubed steak is added in and mixed around some.

After 8 hours of slow and gentle cooking

And here is my Thanksgiving plate. It was so good it was ridiculous. My mouth is literally watering looking at this picture.

Cheeseburger Wraps

I have gone MIA for a while. I had our new baby a month ago and before then I was so tired from being pregnant that I didn't want to do anything. But now I'm back with a super awesome and delicious meal. Plus it's low on carbs, so that's always a plus. When I first made this, I didn't think my husband would like it because if there's the slightest hint of healthiness, he's usually not interested. He did say that he was skeptical when I first made it, but it's one of his favorite meals now. I guess the greasiness of the meat and cheese made up for the low carb count. So, no, it's not a super healthy meal, but it is low on carbs...

I got this recipe from possibly the best food blog there is out there, Six Sisters' Stuff. Anything I have ever tried from their web site has been absolutely delicious. And this cheeseburger wrap is just that. It's very easy and it doesn't take long to put together. You do need some sort of George Foreman Grill to press the wrap together, and if you don't own one, I strongly suggest that you get one. They are wonderful for so many things. I especially like to warm up my BBQ Taquitos in them. It gives back that crunch you had when you first pulled them out of the oven. They get soggy if you try to warm them in the microwave.

Here's what you need:

1 lb Ground beef
2 Tbsp Ketchup
1 Tbsp Mustard
1 tsp Dried minced onions
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Flour tortillas (Large burrito size)
Shredded cheddar cheese
Any hamburger toppings you like (lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, etc...)

Brown your ground beef until all the pink is gone. Drain extra fat and return to the pan (I usually wipe down my skillet with a paper towel to get the grease off). Add in your ketchup, mustard, minced onions, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper. Mix well until it's all incorporated good.
Take a flour tortilla and line it with some cheddar cheese (I like quite a bit of cheese on mine), put some meat mixture on top, and top with any additional toppings you might like on your cheeseburger. Fold it up like a burrito and press it in on your George Foreman Grill for a couple minutes, or until crispy brown.

It's that easy. Don't get overly excited with how much stuff you put in there because it will be hard to fold.

My husband likes pickles only on his.

Sometimes I like to add some more stuff on mine, but I do tend to stick to pickles only.

DELICIOUSNESS!