Soup Special of the Day...........Slow Cooker Pot Roast Soup

This week's Soup Special of the Day is Slow Cooker Pot Roast Soup. Get your Slow Cooker out and get the Beef Shoulder Roast Boneless Roast in along with all the other ingredients, cook on low for 8-9 hours, and the Soup is Served! This one makes my mouth water just thinking about it! The recipe is from the CooksRecipes website. At the Cooks site you'll find a huge selection of recipes for all cuisines and tastes. Enjoy and eat Healthy! http://www.cooksrecipes.com/index.html


Slow Cooker Pot Roast Soup
Put this make-ahead soup on early in the day to serve an easy, near-effortless "meal-in-a-bowl" that evening.

This recipe is an excellent source of protein, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, selenium and zinc; and a good source of fiber.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 beef Shoulder Roast Boneless (2 1/2 pounds)

2 cups chopped onions
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green peppers and onions, undrained
1 cup frozen hash brown potatoes (cubes)
1 cup beef broth
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups broccoli slaw*
1/2 cup frozen peas

Cooking Directions:

Cut beef roast into 12 equal pieces. Place in 4 1/2 to 5 1/2-quart slow cooker. Add onions, tomatoes, potatoes, broth, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on HIGH 5 to 6 hours, or on LOW 8 to 9 hours, or until beef is fork-tender. (No stirring is necessary during cooking.)
Stir in broccoli slaw; continue cooking, covered, 30 minutes or until broccoli slaw is crisp-tender. Turn off slow cooker. Stir in peas; let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
Makes 6 servings.

*Sold in packages in the fresh produce section of supermarkets.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/6 of recipe): 295 calories; 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat; 4 g monounsaturated fat); 100 mg cholesterol; 686 mg sodium; 20 g carbohydrate; 3.6 g fiber; 35 g protein; 4.3 mg niacin; 0.5 mg vitamin B6; 3.2 mcg vitamin B12; 5.3 mg iron; 33.3 mcg selenium; 8.7 mg zinc
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