My Italian Cube Steak is an inexpensive meal plan with plenty of flavor! You probably have most ingredients in your pantry.
I love easy cheap meals. I do the majority of the grocery shopping in our house and I am always looking for sales on meat and seafood. When I find good prices I stock the freezer. Then I will figure out what to do with purchases at a later date. A few weeks back cube steak was on sale at Kroger’s. Cube steak is a very inexpensive cut of meat, if cooked correctly it makes a great family meal.
From the About Food website “The term Cube Steak is used to refer to a cut of meat that has been run through a mechanical tenderizer called a meat cuber or swissing machine. Traditionally, cube steak is taken from the beef round primal cut, which is well exercised and quite tough, or from the shoulder center, which comes from the beef chuck. Cube steak can be braised, sautéed or pan-fried. It can even be baked in a casserole.”
But with this cut of meat sometimes I get stuck making the same old dish. Usually chicken fried steak with gravy. I like this Italian Cube Steak but I wanted to make something new and lower fat.
You have most of the ingredients, for this dish, in your pantry. Browning the beef and prepping your vegetables is the only work needed. This dish could also be made in the crock pot. Simply brown meat, toss the rest of the ingredients into the crock pot in the morning and cook on low for 6 hours. That’s it!
Directions to make Italian Cube Steak:
Pre-heat oven to 375°. Heat oil in large pan over medium high heat. Sprinkle steaks on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder and flour. Brown steaks in batches, 2-3 minutes per side. Set aside on a plate.
After steaks are browned, add two tsp. oil to pan. Reduce heat to medium and add onion, mushrooms and peppers. Saute for 5 minutes.
Stir in garlic and spices and cook for 2 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Bring to boil.
Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook sauce for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Spread 1 cup of sauce in bottom of 11 x 13 baking dish. Layer cube steak on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over steaks. Cover and cook in pre-heated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover, add cheese and cook for another 5 – 10 minutes until cheese melts and sauce is bubbly. Serve with pasta or polenta and roasted vegetables.
Enjoy!!
Follow me on Facebook – Pinterest – Twitter – Google + – Instagram
- Olive Oil
- 6 cube streak paddies
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp flour
- 16 oz package of mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup green pepper diced
- 1/2 medium onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes with basil onion and garlic
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- Thyme
- 2 cups low-fat mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan
- Pre-heat oven to 375°
- Heat oil in large pan over medium high heat. Sprinkle steaks on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder and flour. Brown steaks in batches, 2-3 minutes per side. Set aside on a plate.
- After steaks are browned, add two tsp. oil to pan. Reduce heat to medium and add onion, mushrooms and peppers. Saute for 5 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and spices and cook for 2 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Bring to boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook sauce for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Spread 1 cup of sauce in bottom of 11 x 13 baking dish. Layer cube steak on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over steaks. Cover and cook in pre-heated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover, add cheese and cook for another 5 - 10 minutes until cheese melts and sauce is bubbly.
- Serve with pasta or polenta and roasted vegetables.
First published by Quinn Caudill for DadWhats4Dinner.com ©2015
Italian Cube Streak can also be made in the crock pot. Simply brown meat, toss the rest of the ingredients into the crock pot in the morning and cook on low for 6 hours.
I will be bringing my Italian Cube Steak recipe to Freedom Fridays, Friday Favorites, Fiesta Friday, Weekend Potluck, What’s Cooking Wednesdays. Checkout my Link Parties page for other great places to find new recipes.
You might also like my;
Better Than Takeout Crock Pot Bourbon Pork
Leave a Reply