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BARBECUES FOR THE BUNCH

Serve a party-perfect meal right from your slow cooker. Just add chips and your best sides.

—LOUISE WATKINS LONG KEY, FL



PREP: 25 MIN. • COOK: 6 HOURS • MAKES: 16 SERVINGS


2 pounds beef top sirloin steak, cubed

1/2 pounds boneless pork loin roast, cubed

2 large onions, chopped

3/4 cup chopped celery

1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup cider vinegar

1/4 cup chili sauce

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon ground mustard

16 hamburger buns, split

1. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine beef, pork, onions and celery. In a small bowl, combine the tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Pour over meat mixture.

2. Cover and cook on high for 6-8 hours or until meat is very tender. Shred meat in the slow cooker with two forks. With a slotted spoon, serve 1/2 cup meat mixture on each bun.

PER SERVING 1 sandwich equals 297 cal., 7 g fat (2 g sat. fat), 53 mg chol., 336 mg sodium, 34 g carb., 2 g fiber, 24 g pro. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch.

TOP TIP

VINEGAR SWAP

Don’t have cider vinegar on hand? Substitute balsamic vinegar or a mild red wine vinegar.