Crock Pot Italian Vegetable Stew

Name: Crock Pot Italian Vegetable Stew
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 6 h 45 min
Total time: 7 h 45 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 2 cups onions, chopped; 1 1/2 cups red potatoes, quartered; 1 cup canned white beans; 2 carrots, peeled and sliced; 1/2 cup pearl barley, uncooked; 1/2 lb lean boneless round steak, cut; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beef broth; 3 garlic cloves; 1 large zucchini, sliced; 1 cup spinach, torn; 1 teaspoon thyme; 1 teaspoon sage; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 cup elbow macaroni (cooked); 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated

Submitted by designgirl

"A great stew to make in the crock pot. Any suggestions for adding more flavor? It tasted a little bland the first time I made it."

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Ready In:: 7hrs 45mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

4 cups water
2 cups onions, chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ cups red potatoes, quartered
1 cup canned white beans
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
¹⁄₂ cup pearl barley, uncooked
¹⁄₂ lb lean boneless round steak, cut
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
3 garlic cloves
1 large zucchini, sliced
1 cup spinach, torn
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon sage
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₂ cup elbow macaroni (cooked)
¹⁄₂ cup romano cheese, grated

directions

Combine first ten ingredients (water thru garlic) in a Crock-pot. Cover with the lid and cook on high for 6 hours, or until beef is tender.
Add zucchini and next 4 ingredients (zucchini thru nutmeg)cover and cook on high an additional 30 minutes or until beans are tender.
Now add the pasta and stir for 2 minutes till pasta is heated thru.
Top with cheese before serving.

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I am an interior designer and currently a stay at home. I am also a wife, and mother to two crazy fun girls and our new baby boy. I love to entertain friends, but hate every-day cooking, well the cleaning mostly. My dream is to have a kitchen large enough for friends to sit around the island and chat while I prepare a wonderful meal for them. I never use my small (72 sq ft) kitchen as an excuse not to entertain; I just have smaller, more frequent parties. :) I love Recipe Zaar for its great variety of choices. I am a cookbook junky, but zaar has got me looking at them less and using zaar more. I still love to thumb through my cookbooks, but I always check zaar to see if there might be something better, easier, quicker, or similar to add to my cookbooks. I love to plan parties - themes, food, decorations the whole shebang. My favorite party planning book is "Do it for Less Parties". It has great food planned around a specific theme with decoration and entertainment ideas. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">

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