Witches Brew Stew: A Cozy, Easy Recipe with Turkey Bacon and Chicken Ham
Witches Brew Stew is a comforting dish featuring ground beef, hot sausage, and seasonal vegetables, perfect for chilly days.
Equipment
- slow cooker
- Skillet
Ingredients
Meats
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 lb. hot breakfast sausage Jimmy Dean recommended
Vegetables
- 3-4 large carrots sliced into pumpkin shapes
- 2 cups gold potatoes small diced
- 3 ribs celery diced
- 1 cup leeks diced (1 large leek)
- 10 mushrooms cut in half and carved for decoration
Spices and Condiments
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp. Italian herb seasoning contains oregano, marjoram, savory, thyme, basil, rosemary, sage
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
Soups and Broths
- 10.5 oz. Campbell's Condensed French Onion Soup
- 10.5 oz. Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup
- 1.5 cups water
- 32 oz. beef broth
Instructions
Preparation
- In a large skillet on medium high heat, brown the ground beef and sausage together. Crumble and drain off fat. Add to the slow cooker.
- For the carrot pumpkins, cut two straight slits for the stem, then cut 2 triangles from the sides of the stem and remove them. Cut into slices and add to the slow cooker.
- Add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT for the mushrooms to the slow cooker.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker.
- Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours.
- Prepare the mushrooms by cutting them down the middle lengthwise. Poke out the eyes and make slits for a nose and stem.
- Add the mushrooms to the slow cooker after the cooking time is done. Let them cook for 10 minutes.
Notes
Wait to add the mushrooms until the end of the cooking time to keep their shape.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 312kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 20gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 1095mgPotassium: 981mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3419IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 3mg
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