Week 1 Recipe 1 (yes starting over) - Smothered Steak Sandwiches

Serves 4
Ingredients

• Olive oil cooking spray
• 2 green bell peppers, sliced
• 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
• Black pepper and sea salt to taste
• 1 pound flank steak
• 1 whole-wheat baguette, cut crosswise into four pieces

Directions
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and heat on medium high. Place bell peppers in skillet and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often; add onion, cooking for 5 minutes until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes, bring to a simmer and cook 5 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; remove from heat.
Coat another skillet with spray; heat on medium high. Season steak on both sides with salt and pepper. Place in skillet and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and cook other side 4 to 5 minutes for medium rare. Remove from skilled and rest on cutting board 5 to 10 minutes.
Slice thinly against the grain. Cut each baguette horizontally and fill with steak, then with vegetable mixture.

Approximate values per serving: 330 calories, 10 g fat, 24 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 240 mg sodium.

From the Detroit News and Free Press.

Comments:
Delicious! The flavor was good but could handle tomatoes with salt and/or flavoring. The steak was a little too rare for me even cooked an extra couple of minutes but this could have been a pan heat issue. I added provolone cheese but it would've been just as good without it.