Authentic Vietnamese Pho recipe - using your Crock Pot or slow cooker do the work! It's fast, easy and convenient. Let the crock pot or slow cooker simmer the pho stock.
Think you can't fit juicy steak into family dinner? Try slicing it and stir-frying with colorful veggies and you'll get thumbs-ups all around. Even better, it's low-fat!
Friends rave every time I make this dish. It's a comfort food recipe, and I especially enjoy making it on cold or rainy days. I often use a whole chicken cut into pieces and skinned. You can make the store-bought chicken stock taste more like homemade by adding some fresh herbs and parsley and simmering until it's reduced by half.
The slightly sweet, soy-based hoisin sauce is to Chinese food what ketchup is to American food. Look for hoisin and rice noodles with other Asian foods in most supermarkets.
We cut out a little of the meat, upped the veggies and used better-for-you ingredients to trim calories and fat from this enchilada dish. What we didn't trim was flavor.
Here's a low-fat dinner suggestion that combines turkey and artichokes into one delicious casserole. Use the make-ahead directions when you need a warm meal on a busy night.
