In 5-quart Dutch oven or saucepan, cook beef, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, pepper, and salt over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Heat to boiling over medium-high heat.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot.
In 4-quart ovenproof Dutch oven, mix all ingredients except potatoes and mushrooms.
Cover; bake 2 hours, stirring once.
Stir in potatoes and mushrooms.
Cover; bake 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes longer or until beef and vegetables are tender.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Quick Variation:For variety, add 1 cup diced bell pepper (any color) with the onion; omit the mushrooms. Substitute 1 additional can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes for the tomato sauce.
time-saversCut-up, ready-to-cook squash can be found in the produce section of many grocery stores and club stores during the fall and winter.Also, if you are using leftover cooked squash that’s already mashed, simply stir it in with other ingredients for a thicker soup.
2cupsshredded deli rotisserie chickenfrom 2- to 2½-lb chicken
¾cupcrushed tortilla chips
1mediumavocadopitted, peeled and chopped
1½cupsshredded Monterey Jack cheese6 oz
2tablespoonschopped fresh cilantro
Lime wedgesif desired
Instructies
In 3-quart saucepan, heat broth, salsa and chicken to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, divide crushed chips among 6 individual serving bowls.
Spoon hot soup over chips.
Top with avocado, cheese and cilantro.
Serve with lime wedges.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Time-saver:When you pick up the rotisserie chicken for this recipe, get an extra chicken. It’s easy to keep shredding chicken when you can do a bunch all at once. Then freeze what you’re not using now for another meal or two.