Title: Italian Vegetable and Pasta Stew
Categories: Beef
Yield: 10 Servings

4 c Water
2 c Chopped onions
1 1/2 c Potatoes; cubed
1 c Dried navy beans
1/2 c Carrot; sliced
1/2 c Fresh mushrooms; quartered
1/2 c Pearled barley; uncooked
1/2 lb Lean beef; cut in 1/" pieces
14 1/2 oz Tomatoes, canned
14 1/4 oz Low sodium beef broth
3 lg Garlic cloves; crushed
1 c Zucchini; sliced
1 c Chopped broccoli
1/2 c Pasta; alphabet size
1 tb Dried tarragon
1 ts Salt
1 ts Sage; rubbed style
1/2 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese

Combine first 11 ingedients in 3 1/2 qt or larger crockpot. Cover & cook on
high for 6 hours. Add zucchini & next 7 ingredients. Cover & cook on high
an additional 30 minutes or until beans are tender. Ladle into soup bowls &
sprinkle with Parmesan.
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v096.n147

Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 19:49:23 -0400

From: charles moffat