Beef Stew with Baby Mushrooms, Onions, and Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 1 lb beef stew meat
• 2 cans beef stock
• 12 oz petite baby bella mushrooms 
• 10 oz red pearl onions
• 1.5 lb baby purple potatoes 
• olive oil
• butter
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a heavy pot. 
2. Season beef with salt and pepper, then sear it on all sides. 
3. Add stock to pan, boil, reduce and simmer for 1 hour. 
4. Add potatoes. If necessary, add water or beef stock for potatoes to cook. 
5. Meanwhile, in a separate pan heat up butter. 
6. Brown pearl onions. 
7. Add mushrooms, season, and cook until done. 
8. When potatoes are almost done, add onion and mushroom mix to the pot. Cook 5 minutes or until potatoes are done. 

Mini Philly Cheesesteak Meat Loaf

Ingredients: 

• provolone cheese 
• 1 egg 
• 1 lb ground beef 
• 1 onion, finely diced 
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped 
• 8 oz mushrooms, finely chopped 
• 1 tsp olive oil 
• salt 
• pepper 

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a pan and saute the diced vegetables seasoned with salt and pepper. 
2. Once vegetables are cooled, mix together with egg and beef. 
3. Portion out into muffin forms/pan and bake in a pre-heated oven at 350°F for 30 minutes. 
4. Top each mini meat loaf with provolone cheese, return to oven, and bake until cheese is melted.

Beef with Bell Pepper

Ingredients:

• 1 lb beef, cut into strips
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 carrot, shredded,
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large pan, brown beef, remove from pan.
2. Use the same pan to saute onion until tender.
3. Add garlic and let bloom.
4. Add bell pepper and carrot and cook until pepper starts to get tender.
5. Add water, wine, seasonings and browned beef and bring to a boil.
6. Lower to a simmer and cook for a half an hour.
7. Serve over rice.