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Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe

February 7, 2017   By Becca Leave a Comment

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Let’s be honest.  There’s really no such thing as a pretty bowl of vegetable beef soup.  It just looks like mushy brown soup with over cooked vegetables.  But, I can’t even tell you how much my family loves vegetable beef soup.  I have been sick, non-stop, since Thanksgiving.  Please don’t feel sorry for me.  This is the story of my life.  I get every illness that walks into my kindergarten classroom and it’s been that way for my 22 years of teaching.  It’s just the way things go.  This vegetable beef soup recipe is my go-to when I need a little pick-me-up and feel like I need to eat ALL of the vegetables NOW.

My kids aren’t horribly picky eaters.  My son will eat anything you put in front of him.  My daughter usually tries new things but then falls back on chicken nuggets.  But, vegetable beef soup is the one thing they will gobble up and go back for seconds.  They LOVE this stuff!  Enjoy!

Vegetable Beef Soup
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Vegetable Beef Soup
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Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb stew meat
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1 package frozen green beans
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 4 medium potatoes
  • 1/2 cup barley
  • 6 cups beef stock
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Heat the olive oil in the pan. Brown the beef and then add garlic and onion. Cook until onions are softened. Add the diced, celery, carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes. Add the bag of frozen green beans and beef stock. Let simmer for several hours. Add barley at the end of cooking and cook according to package directions. The brand I use says to add the barley during the last hour of cooking.
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Chicken with Creamy Basil Sundried-Tomato Sauce

June 21, 2016   By Becca Leave a Comment

I saw a yummy looking recipe floating around on Facebook recently and wanted to give it a try.  Like most of my cooking, I didn’t stick to the recipe and changed things up a bit to put my own twist on it.

chicken basil and sundried tomato pasta

My kids said they like my thick and creamy Alfredo sauce better, but my hubby liked this recipe because it was lighter than an Alfredo, but still had a bit of creamy texture to it.  This was one of my favorite recipes I’ve made in a long time.  I’m a big fan of basil and sundried tomatoes, and love using ingredients from my garden, so this one made me happy.

 

Chicken with Creamy Basil Sundried-Tomato Sauce
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A light creamy sauce, fresh basil, and sundried tomatoes gives this sauce a Tuscan flair. Serve over noodles for a complete meal.
  • CuisineItalian
Servings Prep Time
4-6 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4-6 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Chicken with Creamy Basil Sundried-Tomato Sauce
Print Recipe
A light creamy sauce, fresh basil, and sundried tomatoes gives this sauce a Tuscan flair. Serve over noodles for a complete meal.
  • CuisineItalian
Servings Prep Time
4-6 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4-6 people 10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs chicken breast thinly sliced
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup chopped spinach fresh, not frozen
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
  • 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
Servings: people
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, heat olive oil and cook the chicken until brown on each side and no pink in the middle. Remove the chicken to a plate.
  2. Add heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan cheese. Stir and heat until it starts to thicken.
  3. Add the spinach, basil, and sundried tomatoes. Then, add the chicken back to the pan.
  4. Serve over pasta.
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Hello, Friends. I'm Becca. I'm a teacher, and when I'm not in the classroom, I'm doing everything I can to create a happy home. I love to cook, bake, garden, sew, quilt, teach, and simply spend time with my family. I don't consider myself to be an artist, but I strive to find the art in the everyday things I do to make our house a home. Join me as I quilt you up some comfort or warm you with some cookies!

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