Italian Beef Tortellini Stew

Name: Italian Beef Tortellini Stew
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 170 grams package fresh baby spinach; 454 grams beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes; 794 grams can crushed tomatoes; 3 smalls carrots, sliced; 2 ribs celery ribs, sliced; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 710 milliliters reduced-sodium beef broth; 3 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon each dried oregano, basil and marjoram; 1 teaspoon pepper, divided; 255 grams package refrigerated cheese tortellini; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 mediums zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

The recipe Italian Beef Tortellini Stew could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 2 hours and 10 minutes. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 455 calories, 34g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up baby spinach, celery, flour, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine flour and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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Pepper

All Purpose Flour

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Ziploc Bags

Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.

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Shake

Beef

In a Dutch oven, brown beef in 2 tablespoon oil; drain.

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Beef

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Remove and set aside. In the same pan, saute the zucchini, onion, celery and carrots in remaining oil until tender.

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Zucchini

Carrot

Celery

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic, oregano, basil and marjoram; cook 1 minute longer.

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Marjoram

Oregano

Garlic

Basil

Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Return beef to pan; add the tomatoes, broth, sugar and remaining pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until beef is tender.

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Tomato