RECIPES

Beef Vegetable Soup

1½ pounds beef soup bones or 1 pound beef short ribs 1 ½ quarts water

1Teaspoon salt ¼ Teaspoon pepper

2Carrots, chopped

2 Ribs, celery, chopped

2Potatoes, peeled and chopped

1Small onion

1Bay leaf

116-ounce can whole tomatoes, undrained

1.Place soup bone, water, salt, pepper, carrots, celery, potatoes, onion and bay leaf into slow cooking pot. Cover and slow cook at setting #3 for 6 to 7 hours.

2.Remove soup bone and cool slightly. Remove meat from bones and return to soup with tomatoes. Cover and slow cook an additional hour. Noodles or barley may be added if desired.

Makes 6 servings

Chili

1 ½ pounds ground beef

1 cup chopped onion

1cup chopped green pepper

1clove garlic, minced

128-ounce can whole tomatoes, undrained

116-ounce can kidney beans, undrained

1½ tablespoons, chili powder

1teaspoon salt

1teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon pepper

1.Brown ground beef with onion and green pepper in slow cooking pot over medium heat of range unit. Remove excess grease.

2.Transfer cooking pot to heating base using hot pads. Add remaining ingredients, stir to blend. Cover and slow cook at setting # 3 for 7 to 8 hours. Reduce heat to setting # 2 for serving.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup

2pounds chicken parts, skinned if desired

5cups water

1medium onion, chopped

4carrots, cut into ½ inch pieces

4ribs celery, cut into ½ inch pieces

116-ounce can whole tomatoes, cut up

1tablespoon instant chicken bouillon

1tablespoon minced parsley

1teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon dried rosemary ¼ teaspoon pepper

1cup uncooked fine egg noodles

1.Combine all ingredients except egg noodles, in slow cooking pot. Cover and cook at setting # 3 for 6 to 8 hours or at Setting # 5 for 3 to 4 hours or until chicken and vegetables are tender.

2.Remove chicken pieces from cooking pot and set aside to cool slightly. Increase heat to setting # 5 and add noodles, stirring to blend. Cover and continue to cook for 30 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, remove chicken from bones and cut into bit-sized pieces. Return meat to cooking pot to heat as noodles finish cooking. Reduce heat to setting # 2 for serving.

Makes 6 servings.

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West Bend Slow Cooker instruction manual Beef Vegetable Soup, Chili, Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup