Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 1 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 lb Cubed Beef Stew Meat
  • 1 28 ounce Can Tomato Puree or Tomato Sauce (one with tomatoes as only ingredient)
  • 2 Cups Organic GF Beef Broth or homemade.
  • 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin (or can use 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree for thickening.)
  • 2 Cups Sliced Mushrooms
  • 1 Medium Zucchini Squash (chopped)
  • 1 Medium Onion (Minced)
  • 6 Cloves Garlic (Minced)
  • 3 Tbsp Chili Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Cumin
  • 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil or olive oil

Instruction

  • Brown ground beef in a large pan, then add to crock pot, set on high.
  • Add: Tomato Puree, Beef Broth, Pumpkin puree, 2 Tbsp Chili powder, 1 Tsp Garlic Powder, and 1 Tbsp Cumin to crock pot and stir.
  • Add 1 Tbsp Olive oil to the same pan you browned the beef in, and saute on medium high the: Onion, Minced Garlic, Mushrooms, and Zucchini Squash.
  • Saute until veggies have softened.
  • Add all of the sauteed veggies to the crock pot.
  • In the same saute pan, add 1 Tbsp olive oil or coconut oil and 1 Tbsp Chili powder, and mix together.
  • Add Beef stew meat to the pan, and coat meat with the chili- oil mixture in pan.
  • Brown the Beef Stew Meat on all sides.
  • Add Stew Meat to the crock pot.
  • Cover and cook on high for 2 hours, then put on low for 2 to 5 hours.( or can cook on low for 5-8 hours)