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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 480 Minutes |
Ready In: 495 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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My husband gave this 5 stars. Very delicious! You can brown the beef a day ahead and assemble the next morning. Sometimes I'll add extra ground beef, onions and minced garlic or add ground red pepper for some spice. Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef |
1 onion, diced |
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic |
1 ounce dry onion soup mix (1 envelope) |
2/3 ounce italian salad dressing mix (1 envelope) |
1/4 teaspoon pepper |
1/4 teaspoon season salt |
14 ounces beef broth (1 can) |
14 ounces chicken broth (1 can) |
1 1/2 cups water |
8 ounces diced tomatoes (undrained) |
8 ounces tomato sauce |
1 tablespoon soy sauce (preferably lite) |
1 cup celery, slices |
1 cup carrot, slices (thinly sliced) |
4 tablespoons butter |
1/4 cup flour |
2 tablespoons flour |
1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning |
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (or shredded-which will blend better!) |
shredded parmesan cheese |
cooked macaroni |
salt |
Directions:
1. Brown beef, onions and garlic. Drain, and add 1/4 cup of flour and mix.
2. To crock pot add: beef mix, onion soup mix, salad dressing mix, pepper, season salt, beef & chicken broth, water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, celery, carrots, italian seasoning, and soy sauce.
3. Cook for 8 hours.
4. salt/pepper to taste. opt-Add some ground red pepper for some spice.
5. Cook macaroni.
6. In saucepan make roux: melt butter on low and add 2 tablespoons of flour. Add to crock pot.
7. Add 1/4 cup parmesan to crock pot. If adding grated parmesan-put 1/4 cup of parmesan in a cup and add some of the broth and mix until blended. Then add to crockpot.
8. Serve over macaroni.
9. Serve and top with shredded parmesan.
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