St. Patrick’s Day came and went and my boyfriend and I did
not have our boiled dinner. We were supposed to have dinner with his mom but a
family emergency came up and dinner was called off. I typically make a boiled dinner at least
once or twice a year because I just really love corned beef. My local wholesale club sells a lean corned
beef eye round all year round and I really enjoy it because there’s not a whole
lot of fat and it’s very low in Points Plus values (3 to be exact for 4 ounces).
I invited my brother and sister-in-law over for dinner and
off and cooking I went bright and early in the morning. I covered my corned beef in water and set it
on to boil. Once the water began to
boil, I dropped the head down to medium-low and let it simmer away for 4 hours.
After that I dropped in my baby carrots
(2 pounds worth), some peeled white potatoes and the largest head of cabbage
ever cut into quarters. I covered it and
let it cook until all the veggies were done.
It was totally delicious!
I ate mine with a drizzle of white vinegar over the vegetables, a spritz
of spray butter on the potatoes and a tiny bit of mustard alongside the corned
beef. Totally delicious! I ate it for dinner and lunch two days in a row
and was not complaining about that what-so-ever! It’s a great meal – takes a while to cook, but
was worth the points.
Whole plate points plus: 6.
