Beef Stew With Zucchini Recipes

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine zucchini and onion. Cover with 3 inches of water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir in tomatoes and rice; reduce heat and simmer.
• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until brown. Stir into soup, adding more water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer 20 minutes more, until rice is tender.

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Stir mushrooms, tomato sauce, olives, and garlic into the skillet. Crush stewed tomatoes into smaller pieces and add to the mixture. Season with salt and white pepper. Let simmer, uncovered, until liquid reduces, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Slice zucchini lengthwise; cut into 1/2-inch slices and add to the skillet. Cook, covered, until firm yet tender to the bite, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and cook, covered, until melted, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. In Dutch oven, mix all ingredients except corn, potatoes and zucchini. Cover; bake 2 hours 30 minutes, stirring 2 or 3 times during the first 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Stir in corn and potatoes. Cover; bake 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes longer or until beef and vegetables are tender.
• Stir in zucchini. Cover; let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat nonstick skillet until it is hot; add beef, and saute over medium-high heat until beef browns, stirring to separate.
• Chop whole onion, and when beef is cooked, push it to the side of the pan and saute the onion over medium heat until it softens, just a couple of minutes.
• Wash, trim and coarsely chop tomatoes, and add to the pan.
• Scrub potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch dice and add to pan. Cover, and cook over medium-low heat.
• Meanwhile scrub, trim and cut zucchini into 1/4-inch rounds, and add to pan along with the tomato paste with salt and pepper.
• Wash and chop basil. A couple of minutes before vegetables are tender but still firm, stir in basil and finish cooking.

Steps:

• In a heavy plastic bag combine the flour with salt and pepper.
• Add in cubed beef; toss to coat, then shake off any excess flour.
• In a 6-quart deep pot over medium-high heat, with oil, brown 2 batches of beef for about 5 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
• Brown the remaining beef adding in more oil if needed.
• Add in the red bell pepper, onion and garlic; saute for 3 minutes.
• Add in the browned beef and any juices that were left in the bowl, tomatoes with juice, broth, wine, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and thyme.
• Scrape up any browned bits left from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon; simmer covered for about 30 minutes, or until the beef is tender.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add in zucchini and olives; simmer covered for 8-10 minutes until zucchini is tender.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Ladle into serving bowls and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Delicious!