Why am I posting a recipe on a homeschooling blog? The answer is simple. One of the main reasons I homeschool my son is because of his extreme sensitivity to foods and the difficulty his diet poses. Every time I have attempted to put my son in a classroom, his eating issues have been a huge problem and he has regressed. In homeschooling him I am control of when he eats, what he eats and I can document how he reacts to what I am feeding him. In addition, I can spare him the torture of watching other kids eat what he wishes he could.
When I plan meals for my son I try to maximize the nutritional content of everything he is eating. My entire family is not on the same diet, so I often modify meals so that everyone can enjoy them. The following recipe is free of all of my son's most severe allergies: gluten, casein, soy, egg, nuts, potatoes and corn. Despite what it doesn't have, it's really healthy and really tasty. The directions are for a slow-cooker but if you don't have one, you can make it in a pot. It's one of my daughter's favorites.
Hamburger Soup with Pasta
1 lb. lean grass-fed ground beef or kosher ground turkey
1 chopped yellow onion
1 large can stewed tomatoes
2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup baby carrots sliced into coins
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups cooked brown rice pasta (in spirals or elbow or bow-tie, not spaghetti)
Salt
Pepper
Directions: In a frying pan, crumble the ground beef or turkey. Add chopped onion. Cook until meat is browned. Add to a crock pot (slow cooker). Then add the can of stewed tomatoes and broth. Next add your carrots and celery. Cook on high for 3 hours or until carrots are tender.
Just before serving cook the brown rice pasta according to directions. Drain. Add to the soup. Serve. Enjoy!
Variations:
*If you don't have a gluten issue, you can use regular pasta.
*You can substitute a cup of diced potatoes for the pasta if you prefer.
*If you cook it on the stove top instead of a slow cooker, boil the soup until carrots are tender.
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