Saturday, July 17, 2010

Food Storage Meals and Menu Planning - Dinner: Vegetable Beef and Noodle Soup!

Today's Dinner Menu:
Vegetable Beef Noodle Soup
I know it's summer and soup is usually the last thing you
want for dinner, but this recipe is sooo good you won't want
to wait for a cold day.
Here's the Recipe:
3 1/2 cups Beef Stock or Beef Broth
3 1/2 cups Water
2 cans Cooked Beef
(You can get this at Smith's and it's really good in soups and fajitas.)
1 (14 to 16-ounce) can Diced Tomatoes
1 cup Medium Egg Noodles
2 medium Fresh Carrots, peeled and thinly sliced.
(Dehydrated carrots can be replaced for the fresh - 1/3 cup Dried.)
2 Ribs Celery, strings removed, halved and diced.
(Dehydrated celery can be replaced for fresh - 2 Tbsp. Dried.)
1 large Yellow Onion, peeled and diced.
(Dried minced onion can be replaced for the fresh - 1/4 cup Dried.)
1/2 cup Frozen Peas
(Freeze Dried Peas can be replaced for the fresh - 1/4 cup Dried.)
1 large Clove Garlic, peeled
(Dried Minced Garlic can be replaced for fresh.)
1 Bay Leaf
1/2 tsp. Dried Thyme
Black Pepper and Kosher Salt to taste.
Note:
If using all Dehydrated or Freeze Dried ingredients
increase water and beef stock by 1 cup each.
Recipe Instructions:
Add all of the ingredients with the exception of the noodles
to a Crockpot and cook on medium heat for 4-5 hours.
Add noodles the last hour.
Here's the Recipe PDF:
This Recipe is a
PERFECT BAG MEAL RECIPE!
The dehydrated or freeze dried ingredients in this recipe can be
measured and put into a 1 Gallon-Sized Ziploc Bag,
Which leads us to our
Bag Meal for the Day!
Bag Meal Contents:
3 (9-ounce) Bottles Water
3 cans Beef Stock or Beef Broth
2 cans Cooked Beef
1 (14 to 16-ounce) can Diced Tomatoes
and for a side dish or dessert . . .
Bottle or Can of Fruit
1 Quart-Sized Ziploc Bag:
1/3 cup Dehydrated Carrots
2 Tbsp. Dried Celery
1/4 cup Dried Minced Onion
1/4 cup Freeze Dried or Dehydrated Peas
1 tsp. Dried Minced Garlic
1 Bay Leaf
1/2 tsp. Dried Thyme
Kosher Salt and Black Pepper to Taste
1 Snack-Sized Ziploc Bag:
1 cup Medium Egg Noodles
Instructions:
Add all of the ingredients with the exception of the noodles
to a Crockpot and cook on medium heat for 4-5 hours.
Add noodles the last hour.
Serve this with some of your homemade bread
and a bottle of fruit.
Dinner is served . . .
and it takes less than 5 minutes to put it all together!
Here's the PDF:
Bag Contents:
Recipe Instructions:
Nothing Beats
a Good Bowl of Comfort Food!

6 comments:

Janelle Savage said...

These are so cool. FYI I noticed that you hadn't add the PDF for the country muffins you did a few days ago. Thanks for all you do. My family is better prepared because of what you do. Thanks so much.
Janelle

The David and Tricia Smith Family said...

Thanks for reminding me . . . You're the BEST!
Trish

Julie said...

These look super. I was wondering if you were going to post the cards for the dinner meals, at least, that fit in the baseball card holders for our Day Keepers? I was planning on using those sheets to help with my meal planning. How many "bag meals" will you be posting? I'm trying to decide if I need 250 of the gift bags.
I really appreciate all the time you put into your site.

The David and Tricia Smith Family said...

I will be posting a PDF for the Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Dessert Day Keeper Cards that you can fill in on your own. That way you will be able to print a full page of one meal or a page with several different meals.
I will check with Valerie to see when she can do the fill in part.
I will be posting Bag Meals through the end of August. I try new recipes every day so I may go longer than that. I'm not sure how many different ones I will have yet . . . I'm hoping to do a lot more Bag Meal Recipes. I LOVE using them!
Hope that helps!
Trish

Anonymous said...

IS the bottle of fruit mentioned in the recipe card supposed to be a side dish or put in the crockpot too? IS beef stock the same as beef broth? What brand of canned beef do you use? I'd like to find a good one. Thanks for your help.

The David and Tricia Smith Family said...

Great questions!
The fruit is for a side or dessert.
You can use beef stock or beef broth. (I always buy mine during the Smith's case lot sales.)
I can my own meat now . . . but I have tried both of the brands from Smith's and liked them both.
Hope that helps!
Trish