Winter Vegetable Stew with Cheddar and Croutons

Title:
Winter Vegetable Stew with Cheddar and Croutons

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Crockpot,
Soups,
Meatless




Ingredients:





     1    Potato; 1/2-inch cubes


     1    Turnip; 1/2-inch cubes


     2    Carrots; 1/2-inch slices


     1    Celery stalk; 1/2" pieces,


          -sliced diagonally


     1    Leek; white part, 1/2-inch


          -slices


    14 oz Fat-free chicken broth


     1 ts Dried savory


   1/4 ts Black pepper


   1/4 lb Broccoli florets


     3 c  Croutons; toasted


     1 c  Shredded lowfat cheddar


          -cheese


          Bacos? LF; optional garnish






 WINTER VEGETATABLE STEW WITH CHEDDAR AND CROUTONS: A hearty, flavorful stew


 for healthy appetites. And it's vitamin A is okay, courtesy of carrots and


 broccoli. Use a 5 to 6 quart cooker. Makes 4 servings.


 


 Combine the potatoes, turnips, carrots, celery, leek, broth, savory and


 pepper in an electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW until the


 vegetables are tender, 7 to 9 hours (or on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours).


 


 Add the broccoli. Cover and cook until the broccoli is tender, about 15


 minutes or longer. Divide the stew among 4 bowls; top each serving with


 croutons, cheese, and bacon-flavored bits. Per serving with regular cheddar


 cheese: 320 calories, 11 g fat (30% of calories), 6.3 saturated fat, 30 mg


 cholesterol, 604 mg sodium, 3.8 g dietary fiber. McEstimates with at-free


 cheddar and store bought croutons: PER SERVING: 232 cals, 3.7 g fat (15.3%


 cff).


 


 To make toasted croutons, cut 3 slices of crusty bread into 1/2-inch cubes.


 Spread the cubes on a baking sheet or perforated pizza pan. Mist the cubes


 with nonstick spray, then broil them until they're golden, about 5 minutes.


 shake or stir cubes to expose the uncooked sides; broil them until golden,


 about 3 minutes.


 


 Carol Heding Munson, Smart Crockery Cooking (1996: Sterling IBSN


 0-8069-6106-6 paper)/patH 4 hr method.


 


 Recipe by: Carol Heding Munson, Smart Crockery Cooking (1996)


 


 Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n316 by KitPATh 
on


 Dec 13, 1997