Garlic Cumin Flank Steak with Sweet Potato Mash and Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower

Another weekend of utilizing the slow cooker and pressure cooker for an easy meal prep. I ended up throwing the steak in the crockpot first thing in the morning to get that moving along. I also realized that morning that I was supposed to marinate the steak, so I unfortunately did not do that step. Very rookie mistake on my part. Anyways, last month I posted the recipe for Super Fast Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash and it was so incredibly fast and delicious that I am already making it again. I also might have to make it again next week because I am out of town all weekend and it is seriously the fastest way to cook the enormous amount of sweet potatoes I need. Like last time though, I doubled the recipe (maybe even tripled it since I use about 6lbs of sweet potatoes) and cooked it for 10 minutes. The only spices I added were salt and garlic powder, but add whatever spices you enjoy. I can see myself making this recipe at least once a month, so I'll try to switch up what spices and ingredients I add to it to vary it up. Anyways, while the sweet potatoes were cooking I had the cauliflower roasting in the oven. All I did for that was cut 2 heads of cauliflower into florets, toss in a Ziploc bag with salt and a little PaleoChef Wing Sauce, then lay it all as flat as possible on a large baking pan. I then lightly sprayed some olive oil on top and roasted the cauliflower in the oven for about 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees, tossing 2-3 times. I found that wing sauce at Whole Foods by me and it is totally worth having in your kitchen if you ever want to add a low calorie and paleo sauce to your foods. This meal seriously turned out so freakin delicious! I was nervous about the cumin steak since I don't really like a strong cumin flavor, but I loved it! The combination with the sweet potato mash tasted so good too. I know some people take a look at my meal preps and think there is no way they could do it too or that they have no time for it, but that is not the case whatsoever! This is a slow cooker recipe and an Instant Pot recipe with some roasted veggies. It doesn't get much easier then that and you get a quality and delicious meal you actually look forward to eating all week. I'll leave my rant at that. Give this one a try!

Slow Cooker Garlic Cumin Skirt or Flank Steak Recipe
Ingredients: 

• 1 medium-sized skirt steak or flank steak (I used a 2-3lb chuck tender steak)
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon your favorite Italian seasoning mix
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 thinly sliced onions
• ½ cup water

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients except the onions and water and place in a medium-sized bowl. Marinate for about 2 hours in the refrigerator or overnight.
2. When marinating is done, cut the onions and dump into the bottom of the slow cooker. Add the marinated steak and then pour on the water. Cover, and cook on medium low heat for around 6 hours until dinner. If you run out of water, pour in more.
3. Serve with the onions and some roasted vegetables on the side.

Original recipe found here

Super Fast Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash
Ingredients:

• 1-2 pounds of sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1″ cubes
• 1 cup of water
• 1 to 2 tbsp of coconut oil
• salt and seasonings to taste

Directions:

1. Peel your sweet potatoes and cut them into 1″ cubes.
2. Add sweet potatoes and water to the instant pot. Close pot and set to sealing.
3. Cook on manual, high pressure, for 4 minutes.
4. Immediately quick release the pressure as soon as the 4 minute cooking cycle has completed.
5. Use oven mitts to carefully remove the inner pot from the Instant pot, carrying it to a colander in your sink to drain the potatoes.
6. Quickly wash out the inner pot and dry it with a kitchen towel.
7. Immediately place the clean inner pot back into the instant pot, add the coconut oil and press the sauté button.
8. Once the coconut oil starts to sizzle, add your potatoes back to the pot along with any seasonings you desire. Use a wooden spoon to stir and turn your sweet potatoes, cooking until a desired consistency is reached. This step should only take a few minutes before you are ready to serve your sweet potato mash! Enjoy!

Original recipe found here