Slow Cooker Beef And Pepper Soup Food

SPICY SLOW COOKER BEEF & BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Place 2 lbs of meat on the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with 1/2 a sliced onion. For even better flavor, sauté onion in skillet until golden brown, then add it to the slow cooker. Top with 2 cups of cut-up bell pepper. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic.
• Mix 1 cup of broth with 3 tsp Sriracha, or water, bullion cubes, and Sriracha. Pour over the peppers and beef.
• (if using bullion cubes, add only 1 tsp salt). Set on high heat for 3.5-4 hours.
• Mix ½ cup water and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Add 1 cup of liquid from the meat & pepper mixture and cook on medium heat until boiling, then cook 2 minutes past boil to remove the cornstarch flavor. Add this mixture back to the meat and bell peppers. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, stir and serve.
• Serve hot over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes.

SLOW-COOKER STUFFED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients., Cook, covered, on low until flavors are blended, 5-6 hours. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth or water if necessary.

SLOW COOKER PEPPERED BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse roast, and pat dry.
• Cut a 1-inch deep cavity in the shape of an "X" on top of the roast (do not cut all the way through roast).
• Dredge roast in flour and shake off excess.
• Cook roast in hot oil in Dutch oven over medium heat 1-2 minute on each side or until lightly browned.
• Place roast in a 6 quart slow cooker.
• Stuff cavity with sliced onion and minced garlic; top roast with potatoes and baby carrots.
• Pour beef broth, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and tomato juice into slow cooker.
• Sprinkle with parsley, basil, bouillion, and ground pepper.
• Add bay leaves to liquid in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or until fork-tender.
• Shred roast using two forks.
• Season with salt to taste.

SLOW COOKER BEEF & VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Season beef with black pepper and coat with flour.
• Heat oil in skillet.
• Add beef and cook until browned.
• Place onions, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, garlic and thyme in slow cooker.
• Top with browned beef.
• Mix tomato paste, coffee and 1 cup broth, making sure tomato paste is dissolved.
• Pour coffee mixture and remaining broth into slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW 8-10 hours or until done.
• I add salt at the end to suit our taste and stir well.
• Serve with sour cream and chopped green onions, if desired.
• Notes: You can also use lower sodium or certified organic beef broth in place of the regular beef broth.
• I also save time by buying meat that has already been cut into cubes. Sometimes I still have to cut the cubes smaller, though.
• I also cut the vegetables the night before to save prep time in the morning.

SLOW COOKER PEPPER BEEF

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, add oil. When hot, place beef cubes and sear until just brown, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Transfer beef and its juices to the crock pot and then add onions, pepper, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, sugar, hoisin, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, chili oil and beef stock; stir to combine.
• Cook on "Low" for 7 hours or "High" for 3:30 hours. To thicken the sauce, add cornstarch mixture. Serve over a bed of rice, add some chopped chives and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

EASIEST SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in slow cooker and mix together. Set slow cooker on low and cook for at least 6 hours. Add water if necessary. *I sometimes add a can of beef broth to the mixture.

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours. Add vegetables; cover and cook on high 2 hours longer or until the meat and vegetables are tender.

SLOW-COOKER PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Sprinkle strips of sirloin with garlic powder to taste. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil and brown the seasoned beef strips. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Mix bouillon cube with hot water until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved. Pour into the slow cooker with meat. Stir in onion, green peppers, stewed tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
• Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Dry the beef with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown half of the beef, about 10 minutes, then add to the slow cooker. Return the skillet to medium-high heat and repeat with 2 more teaspoons oil and the remaining beef.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the empty skillet and heat over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions, carrots, and 1/4 teaspoons salt. Cook until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the wine, scraping up any browned bits. Simmer until the wine has reduced by half, about 1 minute, then pour into the slow cooker.
• Add the tomatoes with their juice, the broths, thyme and barley to the slow cooker. Cover and cook, on either low or high, until the beef is tender, 6-7 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high. Before serving, stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• TO MAKE AHEAD: The night before (or a day in advance) prepare the recipe through step 2. Instead of adding the ingredients to the slow cooker, refrigerate them, but be sure to store the browned meat in one container and the vegetables and wine in another container. In the morning, add the chilled ingredients to the slow cooker, then add the tomatoes with their juice, the broths, thyme and barley to the slow cooker. Proced with step 3. The cooking time will run to the high end of the range given in the recipe.