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Winter Beef and Root Vegetable Soup is for Soup.

Winter Beef and Root Vegetable Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Winter Beef and Root Vegetable Soup takes 360 minutes to cook.

Winter Beef and Root Vegetable Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Winter Beef and Root Vegetable Soup are:

2 3-oz beef shanks (bone in)
2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch squares
1 large onion, peeled and quartered
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
2 parsnips, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
2 medium turnips, peeled and quartered
1 cup dried pinto beans (or beans of your choice)
3 cubes Knorr Beef Bouillon
Water

Here is how you make Winter Beef and Root Vegetable Soup:

Bring 4 cups water to a boil. While water boils, rinse and clean beans. Add beans to water when it comes to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes. Cover and let stand for 50 minutes.While beans rest, place beef shanks into a slow cooker. Add potatoes, onion, carrots, parsnips and turnips. Add 6 cups water (if necessary, add more water to cover all ingredients by 1 to 2 inches). Add bouillon cubes. Set slow cooker to high. When beans have finished soaking, drain and rinse. Add them to the slow cooker. If necessary, add more water to cover all ingredients by 1 or 2 inches. Cook for 8 hours on low or for 6 hours on high. To serve: Beef will be very tender. Gently break the meat into large chunks (about the size of the vegetables). Remove and discard the bones. Ladle into bowls, adding generous servings of beef and vegetables to each. Makes 6 servings. Optional to reduce fat content: Remove the slow cooker sleeve and refrigerate until fat coagulates on top. Skim off the fat. Warm the soup and serve. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARKZAN.

The nutritional information for Winter Beef and Root Vegetable Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 276.1

• Total Fat: 3.4 g
• Cholesterol: 22.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,595.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.1 g
• Protein: 17.1 g