Readers and eaters, buenas noches!
These Philly cheesesteak sammies are incredible. I mixed them together a few days before PC left for Germany, and then ate the leftovers all by myself for several nights after he was gone. True to form, I am scrambling to get this post written before beddy bye time. So grab your apron and meet me in the kitchen.
Let’s Get Cooking: Low Carb Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches
Had to look up the history of this sandwich so I could share with you. According to visitphilly.com, the origin of the cheesesteak dates back to 1930 and a hot dog vendor named Pat Olivieri. One day Pat decided to grill a little chopped beef along with his hot dogs. The aroma of the grilling meat caught the attention of a Philadelphia cab driver who asked Olivieri to prepare him a beef sandwich. The next day word was out and taxi drivers from all over town lined up to order their own Philly cheesesteak sandwiches.
Locals have created their own oral shorthand for ordering these sandwiches. A ‘one provolone with’ would be a single cheesesteak sandwich with provolone cheese and grilled onions. No mincing words. ‘One Whiz without’ would be a cheesesteak with Cheez Whiz, hold the onions.
Not sure where I found this recipe originally shared by Grass Fed Mama, but would hazard a guess that it was on Pinterest. If not, it is on Pinterest now, right here.
This recipe mixes all of the ingredients into a sort of casserole that you bake. Here’s what you need to get together.
Just seeing that photo makes me hungry for these again. I might even share the left-overs with my Prince this time, if he plays his cards right.
The Recipe
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 3 medium onions sliced (by now, you know that PC’s tummy would explode with that many onions, I used 1 onion)
- 3 bell peppers; sliced (ditto above, I used 1 pepper)
- 1 tsp of garlic
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp of crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 packages of Hormel All Natural Beef slices; cut into strips (you can use another brand equaling 12 oz of meat)*
- 1 large box of sliced mushrooms
- 1 package of Swiss cheese slices (used Sargento’s Ultra Thin Swiss cheese slices)
*I could not find Hormel All Natural Beef Slices to save my soul. I finally looked them up on the Internet to try to see what I could sub for them. Wound up using two brands of thin sliced, deli roast beef. Didn’t need both packages but thought I would try both since I wasn’t using the right thing anyway. Worked great!
The Directions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Chop onions, bell peppers, mushrooms. (I use this handy, dandy gadget – a gift from Sharon, my BFF – to chop)
- Heat large skillet.
- Melt coconut oil in skillet.
- Add onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, garlic, salt, pepper, cook until onions become slightly translucent.
- Add thin ribbons of beef (deli beef) to skillet.
- Saute a few moments longer just to blend the flavors.
- Transfer everything into a 9×13 pan.
- Top with sliced Swiss cheese.
- Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes to melt cheese.
Although the original recipe makes 6 servings, I would say we stretched it to more like 8-9 servings. You can kind of see where each slice of Swiss cheese is in the photo above. Each serving had about one slice of cheese on top; approximately 9 portions. Each of my servings is about 6 Weight Watchers points.
We ate our Philly cheesesteak sandwiches on Hawaiian hamburger buns, which carbed this meal up nicely. But it would be just as delicious served on leaf lettuce. And that would add an interesting crunch.
I really need to make this again SOON!
Your Turn
Have you ever been to Philly and had an authentic cheesesteak sandwich? Do you consider a sandwich dish enough of a meal for dinner? My mom could never have gotten away with serving my dad a sandwich for supper. Or rarely anyway. It wasn’t dinner unless we had meat, potatoes/rice, two veggies or a veggie and a salad. At our castle, PC would consider that Thanksgiving!! Ha!
Hope you will give this a try. It is so quick and easy and packed with so much flavor. And if you find those illusive Hormel All Natural Beef slices, please let me know where to look!
If I hurry, we can still get into bed on time so with that, I bid you a good night. Thank you for joining me again today. Making an easy pot roast recipe in the crock pot tomorrow. If it meets with our approval, I’ll share that recipe in an upcoming ‘Tasty Tuesday’ real soon. Sweet dreams, sweet friends!
Hugs and kisses,
Whitney @ Whitney a la mode
Oh my gosh! I love Philly Cheesesteaks and this sounds amazing! I’m especially excited that it’s a healthier version of the sandwich since I’m trying to watch the calories lately. I’m saving this to my Recipes folder on Bloglovin’!
Danielle
I’ve never had one but that looks delicious and really good. A sammy counts as a meal in my house for sure. Mmm…thanks for sharing. I may have to add this to our rotation shortly.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
It was so easy to make these, Dani! And they were better as leftovers. Even more flavorful. Hope you will try them!
curlycraftymom
Ok, seriously! Thank you for always sharing such awesome recipes!!! It always helps to have some new recipes and I know I can trust that yours are good. 🙂 These looks delicious!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Carrie, your comments shoot straight for the heart. This was such a sweet thing to say. I hope you will give this recipe a-go. It was easy and tasty and the leftovers were even better. I wish I could take beautiful photos like you do. Need to really concentrate and work on that. But I promise the recipes are good even if the photos aren’t! Thank you so much.
jodie filogomo
Girl—this is totally going to be on the menu next week!!! It sounds fabulous!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hope you try the Philly Cheesesteak sammies. Simple and good.
Laura
This looks delicious and easy! My kind of meal! Thanks for sharing I will have to try this soon!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Please give these Philly cheesesteak sammies a go. I think you will be sold on them!
Gemma
This looks so good! I will have to try it myself! Greetings from the UK.
Gemma x
http://www.jacquardflower.uk
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Oh, Gemma! Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment!! Please give the Philly cheesesteak sammies a try! You won’t be disappointed. We are already looking forward to eating them again soon.
amy
Looks delicious! Pinning!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
These Philly cheesesteak sammies are truly delish!! We will be having them again very, very soon. Thank you, Amy.
Pamela List
Yum! This looks delicious.
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Thank you! Made them for the second time this past week and we loved them. Hope you will give them a try.