Italian Countryside Beef Soup for the Crock Pot
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless beef chuck roast
- 12 ounces new potatoes (the tiny ones are my favorite, halved or quartered if needed)
- 2 medium carrots or 2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
- 1 cup dry red wine or 1 cup beef broth
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 -2 cup basil leaves, spinach leaves (or mix them all if you like) or 1 -2 cup torn fresh escarole (or mix them all if you like)
directions
- Trim fat from meat, cut meat into 2-inch pieces and set aside.
- In a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, combine potatoes, carrots or parsnips, onion, and fennel. Add meat; sprinkle with rosemary.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, wine, tomato paste, tapioca, pepper, and garlic. Pour over mixture in cooker.
- Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Just before serving, stir in basil. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Reviews
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this is so good! I used Knoor's concentrated beef broth instead of the can and wine. I used the carrots option and a small bag of tiny baby potatoes and the basil leaves option. I also didn't bother cutting up the meat, but let it just cook whole and then shredded the meat at the end before adding the basil. This is wonderful!