Thursday, February 18, 2016

Italian Beef Stew

ITALIAN BEEF STEW (Crockpot)

I found the original recipe in EVERYDAY FOOD December 2004 and prepared it while living in West Laurens..  The original recipe did not call for tortellini or carrots, though.   I found the recipe again today and tried it again!  Peggy raved about it.

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 can diced tomatoes with garlic, basil and oregano (28 ounces)
  • 1 large onion, cut into 8 wedges
  • some italian seasoning and some TRADER JOES 21 Seasoning Salute, salt and pepper   
  • 2-3 lbs stew meat from chuck roast
  • couple small white potatoes, scrubbed
  • fresh carrots scrubbed and cut into large pieces (halved)
  • one can mushrooms
  • chopped celery and some chopped green pepper
  • minced garlic
  • ketchup 
  • one package of  cheese Tortellini from Aldi's (8.8 ounces)
  • one heaping tbsp of brown sugar
I browned the meat well (in the oil) and placed in crockpot with the onion, tomatoes, seasonings, carrots and celery and green pepper and garlic.   Added a large dollop of Ketchup, stirred and put crockpot on LOW, cooked for several hours.  I added the brown sugar about halfway through.  I added the tortellini for the last hour, and the mushrooms for the last fifteen minutes (along with a second dollop 0f ketchup)

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