Beef & Spinach Minestrone - Slow Cooked Style Recipe Video
This easy and yummy recipe from Italian cuisine is a heavenly dish and it can be prepared on slow cooker.
Ingredients
1 pkg (about 1.5 lbs) Boneless Beef Chuck Roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
Wegmans Pan Searing Flour
2 Tbsp Wegmans Pure Olive Oil
1 pkg (16 oz) Food You Feel Good About Cleaned & Cut Minestrone Soup Vegetables
Salt and pepper
1 carton (32 oz) Food You Feel Good About Beef Culinary Stock
1 can (14.5 oz) Wegmans Italian-Style Diced Tomatoes
1 pkg (24 oz) Italian Classics Seasoned Tomato Sauce (Prepared Foods)
1/2 cup dry Italian Classics Ditalini Soup Pasta
1 can (15.5 oz) Italian Classics Garbanzo Beans, drained and rinsed
1 pkg (6 oz) Food You Feel Good About Baby Spinach
Directions
1. Dust beef with pan-searing flour; pat off excess.
2. Heat oil in large braising pan on MEDIUM-HIGH until oil faintly smokes. Add beef; sear 10 min until all sides are paper-bag brown.
3. Transfer beef to slow cooker; don't discard pan drippings. Add vegetables to pan with beef drippings; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, 3 min; add to slow cooker.
4. Add stock, tomatoes, and sauce to slow cooker. Cover, cook 4 1/2 -6 hours on HIGH or 8-10 hours on LOW.
5. Add dry pasta and beans 30 minutes before end of cooking on HIGH (45 minutes before end of cooking on LOW).
6. Add spinach to slow cooker; stir to blend well. Allow spinach to lightly wilt, about 2 min.
2. Heat oil in large braising pan on MEDIUM-HIGH until oil faintly smokes. Add beef; sear 10 min until all sides are paper-bag brown.
3. Transfer beef to slow cooker; don't discard pan drippings. Add vegetables to pan with beef drippings; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, 3 min; add to slow cooker.
4. Add stock, tomatoes, and sauce to slow cooker. Cover, cook 4 1/2 -6 hours on HIGH or 8-10 hours on LOW.
5. Add dry pasta and beans 30 minutes before end of cooking on HIGH (45 minutes before end of cooking on LOW).
6. Add spinach to slow cooker; stir to blend well. Allow spinach to lightly wilt, about 2 min.
Editors Review
Slow cooked recipes are very practical as the preparation involved is very less and most of the times its on its own cooking away for hours leaving you ample of time to attend to other important things. Here's one such classic beef minestrone video recipe which is comforting and very hearty. Ideal for winter suppers.Questions, Comments and Reviews
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