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Slow Cooker Witches Brew Stew Recipe

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  • Author: Nora
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours (High) or 8 hours (Low)
  • Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes (High) or 8 hours 20 minutes (Low)
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Category: Soup/Stew
  • Method: Slow Cooking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Slow Cooker Witches Brew Stew is a hearty and flavorful autumn-inspired stew combining ground beef, spicy breakfast sausage, and a medley of vegetables including carrots shaped like pumpkins and creepy skull-cut mushrooms. This comforting slow-cooker stew simmers for hours, infusing rich flavors from Italian herbs, French onion soup, and tomato soup, perfect for a cozy meal on chilly days or Halloween gatherings.

Ingredients

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Meat

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 lb. hot breakfast sausage (original if preferred less spicy)

Vegetables

  • 3-4 large carrots, sliced and cut into pumpkin shapes
  • 2 cups small diced gold potatoes
  • 3 celery ribs, diced
  • 1 cup diced leeks (1 large leek)
  • 10 mushrooms, cut in half and carved with skull faces

Flavorings and Liquids

  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. Italian herb seasoning (oregano, marjoram, savory, thyme, basil, rosemary, sage)
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 10.5 oz. Campbell's Condensed French Onion Soup
  • 10.5 oz. Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 32 oz. box beef broth

Instructions

  1. Brown the Meat: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef and hot breakfast sausage together, crumbling while cooking. Drain off excess fat and transfer the cooked meat to the slow cooker.
  2. Prepare Carrot Pumpkins: For the carrot pumpkins, first cut two straight slits to form the stem on each carrot slice, then cut out two triangles from the sides of the stem to create a pumpkin shape. Slice the carrots and add them to the slow cooker.
  3. Add Remaining Ingredients (Except Mushrooms): Add diced gold potatoes, celery, diced leeks, minced garlic, Italian herb seasoning, salt, pepper, French onion soup, tomato soup, water, and beef broth to the slow cooker with the meat and carrots. Stir gently to combine.
  4. Cook the Stew: Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours.
  5. Prepare Skull Mushrooms: When cooking time is nearly complete, prepare the mushrooms by cutting each mushroom in half lengthwise. Using a straw, poke out the eyes and use a knife to make two slits for the nose and additional slits on the stem to resemble skull faces.
  6. Add Mushrooms and Finish Cooking: Add the carved mushrooms to the stew and cook for an additional 10 minutes to allow the mushrooms to soften while maintaining their shape.

Notes

  • The ground hot sausage adds a hearty and decadent flavor; alternative meats such as chicken breasts, ground turkey, or kielbasa can be used but may need extra seasoning.
  • This stew can be frozen before or after cooking; if freezing before cooking, do not add mushrooms until after reheating.
  • The recipe can be doubled for larger slow cookers (6 quart or larger).
  • For a quicker preparation, cutting carrots and mushrooms into shapes is optional.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bowl (approx. 1 1/2 cups)
  • Calories: 312
  • Sugar: 6g
  • Sodium: 1095mg
  • Fat: 17g
  • Saturated Fat: 6g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 10g
  • Trans Fat: 0.2g
  • Carbohydrates: 19g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 20g
  • Cholesterol: 63mg

Find it online: https://littlespoonbites.com/slow-cooker-witches-brew-stew-recipe/