Beefy Pumpkin & Pasta Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen kernel corn
• 1 1/2 cups peeled seeded and cubed pumpkin or 1 1/2 cups butternut squash
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 ounces dried medium pasta shells or 2 ounces cavatelli
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in crock pot combine meat, corn, pumpkin, water, tomato sauce, onion, sweet pepper, garlic, salt, black pepper and nutmeg.
• 2 cover and cook on low 10-12 hours or high 5-6 hours.
• 3 cook pasta according to pkg, stir into soup.
• 4 garnish with parsley.