Winter Vegetable Stew With Cheddar And Croutons

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Crockpot, Meatless, Soup	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Potato, 1/2-inch cubes
1		Turnip, 1/2-inch cubes
2		Carrots, 1/2-inch slices
1		Celery stalk, 1/2" pieces
		sliced diagonally
1		Leek, white part 1/2-inch
		slices
14	oz	Fat-free chicken broth
1	t	Dried savory
1/4	t	Black pepper
1/4	lb	Broccoli florets
3	c	Croutons, toasted
1	c	Shredded lowfat cheddar
		cheese
		BacosÂ® LF, optional garnish
3		g fat, 15.3% cff.

INSTRUCTIONS

WINTER VEGETATABLE STEW WITH CHEDDAR AND CROUTONS: A hearty,  flavorful
stew for healthy appetites. And it's vitamin A is okay,  courtesy of
carrots and broccoli. Use a 5 to 6 quart cooker. Makes 4  servings.
Combine the potatoes, turnips, carrots, celery, leek, broth, savory
and pepper in an electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW until the
vegetables are tender, 7 to 9 hours (or on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours).  Add
the broccoli. Cover and cook until the broccoli is tender, about  15
minutes or longer. Divide the stew among 4 bowls; top each serving
with croutons, cheese, and bacon-flavored bits. Per serving with
regular cheddar cheese: 320 calories, 11 g fat (30% of calories), 6.3
saturated fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 604 mg sodium, 3.8 g dietary fiber.
McEstimates with at-free cheddar and store bought croutons: PER
SERVING: 232 cals,  To make toasted croutons, cut 3 slices of crusty
bread into 1/2-inch  cubes. Spread the cubes on a baking sheet or
perforated pizza pan.  Mist the cubes with nonstick spray, then broil
them until they're  golden, about 5 minutes. shake or stir cubes to
expose the uncooked  sides; broil them until golden, about 3 minutes.
Carol Heding Munson, Smart Crockery Cooking (1996: Sterling IBSN
0-8069-6106-6 paper)/patH 4 hr method.  Recipe by: Carol Heding Munson,
Smart Crockery Cooking (1996)  Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n316 by
KitPATh  <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on Dec 13, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 420 Calories From Fat: 128 Total Fat: 14.6g Cholesterol: 37.4mg Sodium: 1245.4mg Potassium: 979.9mg Carbohydrates: 48.1g Fiber: 7.1g Sugar: 8.7g Protein: 24.6g