Creamy Beef Pasta Soup

June 12, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Buffet, Casserole, Dinner, Easy, Easy Soup Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Soup Recipes, Supper

Ingredients to make Creamy Beef Pasta Soup

2 cups water
3 oz. (1 3/4 cups) uncooked medium egg noodles
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 teaspoon garlic-pepper blend
1 (12-oz.) jar beef gravy
1 (2.5-oz.) jar Green Giant® Sliced Mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup sour cream

Directions to make Creamy Beef Pasta Soup

Step 1:

Bring water to a boil in medium saucepan. Add noodles; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until tender. Do not drain.

Step 2:

Meanwhile, in medium skillet, cook ground beef and garlic-pepper blend over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is browned and thoroughly cooked. Drain.

Step 3:

To noodles in saucepan, add cooked ground beef, gravy, mushrooms and sour cream; cook until thoroughly heated. If desired, sprinkle individual servings with chopped fresh parsley.

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Tags: beef, Dinner, Lunch, Meat, Pasta, Quick, Simple, Stove Top, Vegetables

Slow Cooker Beef vegetable Soup

January 21, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Soup Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Soup Recipes, Soup, Supper

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Slow Cooker Beef vegetable Soup - This robust, crockpot recipe for beef vegetable soup is extremely hearty, not to mention healthy. A well rounded, all in one meal, that cooks itself. As easy as chopping veggies, this hoedown, homemade recipe is phenomenal!

Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Servings: 6-8
Main Ingredient: Beef, Vegetables
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Slow Cooker Beef vegetable Soup

1lb. of beef stew cubes (lightly floured)
3 carrots chopped
1 medium onion sliced or diced
3 celery sticks chopped
2 potatoes chopped into cubes
28oz can of whole tomatoes
2 beef bouillon cubes (dissolve in a cup of hot water)
1 tsp. of Mrs. Dash table blend
1/2 tsp. of Java Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. of parsley flakes

Directions to make Slow Cooker Beef vegetable Soup

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Tags: beef, Carrot, Celery, Crockpot, healthy, Lunch, Meat, Onion, Potato, Simple, Spice, Tomato, Vegetables

Wedding Soup

January 17, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Soup Recipes, Lunch, Main Course, New Soup Recipes, Supper

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Wedding Soup - This meaty, pasta, vegetable soup, wedding soup, is as hefty and hearty as they come. One of my Grandmothers recipes, that is a throw together, no fuss. family favorite. Simmered stove top, for hours, this Italian wedding soup recipe is a keeper.

Main Ingredient: Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Wedding Soup

1 pk Soup bone
2 pk Beef Shank (cross cuts)
1 pk Soup vegetables, (potato, carrot, celery, parsnips, etc)
1 cn Whole tomatoes
Parsley flakes
Salt and pepper
1/2 lb Macaroni
1 Onion

Directions to make Wedding Soup

Step 1:Boil water, soup bone, meat (as much as you like), and onion (cut in half). Fill pan (largest pan you have) 3/4 full. Bring to a slow boil and cook for hours After water boils, add vegetables (use frozen or add fresh carrots and celery), parsley flakes, tomatoes, salt and pepper.

Step 2:Cook macaroni separately and add to soup prior to serving.

Step 3:Serve soup in bowl with grated parmasan cheese sprinkled on top.

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Tags: beef, Cheese, healthy, Macaroni, Meat, Pasta, Simple, Stove Top, Vegetables

Classic Corned Beef Cabbage Soup

July 17, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Easy, Easy Soup Recipes, Main Course, New Soup Recipes, Soup, Supper

Ingredients to make Classic Corned Beef Cabbage Soup

2 Lb. corned beef
7 C. water
1 beef flavor bouillon cube OR 1 tsp. instant beef bouillon
1/2 C. coarsely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, sliced
6 peppercorns**
2 whole cloves**
6 new potatoes, unpeeled, quartered
3 carrots,julienned
6 C. very coarsely chopped cabbage

**If corned beef is packaged with its own spice packet, substitute packet for peppercorns, cloves and bay leaf, if desired.

**Two medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes can be substituted for new potatoes.

Directions to make Classic Corned Beef Cabbage Soup

Step 1:In 5 quart Dutch oven, combine corned beef and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Skim off any scum that rises to the surface. Add bouillon cube, onion, garlic, peppercorns, cloves and bay leaf. Simmer covered an additional 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender.

Step 2:Remove meat from broth; cool. skim fat from broth. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; return to broth. Stir in carrots and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Remove meat from broth; cool. skim fat from broth. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; return to broth. Stir in carrots and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in cabbage. Simmer covered an additional 15 minutes or until all vegetables are tender. Remove peppercorns, cloves and bay leaf.

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Tags: beef, Cabbage, Corned Beef, Dinner, Garlic, healthy, Lunch, Meat, Simmered, Stove Top, Vegetables

Easy Beef Vegetable Soup

June 22, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Soup Recipes, Main Course, Slow Cooker, Soup, Supper

Ingredients to make Easy Beef Vegetable Soup

1 lb. of beef stew cubes (lightly floured)
3 carrots chopped
1 medium onion sliced or diced
3 celery sticks chopped
2 potatoes chopped into cubes
28oz can of whole tomatoes
2 beef bouillon cubes (dissolve in a cup of hot water) 1 tsp. of Mrs. Dash table blend
1/2 tsp. of Java Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. of parsley flakes

Directions to make Easy Beef Vegetable Soup

Step 1:Put it all in a crock pot add water till it’s almost to the top of the crock. Turn your crock on low and let it cook 6 to 8 hours and that’s it

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Tags: beef, Crockpot, Dinner, healthy, Lunch, Vegetables