CAJUN POTROAST W/ SWEET PEPPERS

Cajun Pot Roast with Sweet Peppers

If your meal plan allows for them, mashed potatoes make a tasty serve-along for this spunky Louisiana-style pot roast.

SERVINGS: 8 (3 ounces cooked meat and 1/3 cup vegetalbes) servings

CARB GRAMS PER SERVING: 6

1	2- to 2 1/2-poundboneless beef chuck pot roast
1	tablespoonsalt-free Cajun seasoning
1/2	teaspoonbottled hot pepper sauce
1/8	teaspoonground black pepper
1	14-1/2-ounce canlow-salt diced tomatoes, undrained
1	mediumgreen sweet pepper, cut into strips
1	mediumred sweet pepper, cut into strips
1	mediumyellow sweet pepper, cut into strips
	Cracked black pepper (optional)

1. Trim fat from meat. Sprinkle Cajun seasoning evenly over meat; rub in with your fingers. If necessary, cut meat to fit into a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Place meat in slow cooker. Add hot pepper sauce and the 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Pour undrained tomatoes over meat in slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours, adding pepper strips for the last 30 minutes of cooking.
3. Transfer meat to a cutting board. Slice meat and transfer to a serving platter. Drain vegetables, discarding cooking liquid. Serve meat with vegetables. If desired, sprinkle individual servings with cracked black pepper. Makes 8 (3 ounces cooked meat and 1/3 cup vegetalbes) servings. 

Nutrition Facts Per Serving:

• Servings: 8 (3 ounces cooked meat and 1/3 cup vegetalbes) servings
• Calories174
• Total Fat (g)5
• Saturated Fat (g)2
• Cholesterol (mg)67
• Sodium (mg)86
• Carbohydrate (g)6
• Fiber (g)2
• Protein (g)25

Diabetic Exchanges

• Vegetables (d.e.)1
• Very Lean Meat (d.e.)3
• Fat (d.e.)1