The MiniBooNE detector at Fermilab observes off-axis neutrinos from the NuMI/Minos beamline. We analyzed charged current quasi-elastic ( numu + n ---> mu + p ) events that dominate at energies below 2 GeV. This sample is used to demonstrate our understanding of the beam. An analysis to isolate an enriched nue event sample ( nue + n ---> e + p ) is performed in the next step. The first results of the analyses will be presented.