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Beef Stew

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Beef Stew
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 hrs
Total Time
10 hrs 10 mins
 

Terrific flavor to this beef stew. Make sure you keep the proportions of meat/vegetable even. Doubling the stew ingredients without doubling the meat and vegetables can give this recipe a spicy flavor it you wanted a spicy variation.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
Author: Tracy
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups beef broth
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 4 carrots, peeled and diced
Instructions

  1. Peel and dice your potatoes and carrots.

  2. Chop your onion.

  3. Place your meat into your crockpot.

  4. In a small bowl mix your flour, salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over your meat and flip the meat to coat both sides.

  5. Using the same mixing bowl mix your garlic powder, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Pour mixture over the top of your meat.

  6. Add your onion, potatoes and carrots on top of the meat.

  7. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or high for 4-6 hours.

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Loaded Potato Soup

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Loaded Potato Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Here's a soup recipe you can make in your Ninja or Vitamix. Now you can do more than just make smoothies with your blender.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Tracy Wimberly
Ingredients
  • 2 and 1/3 cups milk
  • 2 medium russet potatoes (baked and chopped), divided use
  • 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided use
  • 1 small onion, sliced and sauteed
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup cooked bacon, crumbled
Instructions

  1. Cook your baked potato.

  2. Saute your onion.

  3. Place milk, one potato, salt, rosemary, half the bacon, and half the cheese into the blender. Secure the lid. Make sure you have a vented lid or open the lid just a tiny bit to let some of the air out. Just a tiny bit or it will splash out of the top.

  4. Start at your lowest setting and slowly increase the speed to high.

  5. Blend for 5 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.

  6. Reduce the speed to low and add the remaining potato, cheese, and bacon through the lid plug opening.

  7. Blend an additional 20 seconds on low.

  8. Serve and enjoy. You can add a tiny amount of cheese and bacon on the top to make it pretty if you would like.

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Zuppa Toscana

 

Zuppa Toscana
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Zuppa Toscana
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
7 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 20 mins
 
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 8
Author: Tracy
Ingredients
  • 28 oz. chicken broth
  • 3 cups water
  • 24 oz. spicy Italian sausage, cooked and crumbled
  • 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 5 medium russet potatoes, cut into 1/8 -1/4 inch slices
  • 1/2 large onion, diced
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cups kale, chopped
Instructions

  1. Cook and crumble your bacon and sausage.

  2. Dice half of a large onion.

  3. Place all ingredients except for kale and heavy cream into a large crock pot.

  4. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or until potatoes are tender.

  5. Chop up your kale and add it to the soup. Cook for an additional 30 minutes.

  6. Stir in the heavy cream and heat for about five minutes and serve.

  7. You can add grated or shredded Parmesan cheese on top for extra flavor.

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