Roast Beef Soup

Super easy soup to make.  You can cook it on the stove or in a slow cooker.  Nice comfort food on those cold winter days.

ROAST BEEF SOUP
(serves 8)

Ingredients:
*2 1/2 pound sirloin roast (or a roast of your choosing), cut into 1 inch cubes
*1/4 cup flour
*1 teaspoon ground pepper
*1/4 teaspoon salt
*1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
*1 teaspoon garlic powder
*4 large carrots, sliced
*2 celery sticks, sliced
*1 large onion, sliced thin
*2 tablespoons olive oil (or oil of your choice)
*1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
*1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
*1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
*4 cups beef stock/broth
*2 cups egg noodles

Directions:
~In  large zip-loc bag, combine flour, pepper, salt, Italian seasoning and garlic powder and mix well.
~Add cubed roast and seal bag.
~Shake until well coated.
~Heat oil over medium high heat in a large stock pot.
~Add coated roast and cook until brown, stirring often (around 5-7 minutes).
~Add carrots, celery, onion, dry onion soup mix, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and beef stock.
~Bring to a boil.
~Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 4 - 5 hours or until roast beef is tender and veggies are tender.
~Add egg noodles and cook for another 10-15 minutes or until noodles are tender (stirring once in a while).
~Serve hot.

Slow Cooker Directions:  Cook roast as directed above.  Place roast in slow cooker and add the rest of the ingredients, minus the noodles.  Cook on low for 8 hours.  Add cooked noodles and stir.   Cook until noodles are tender. Serve hot.

Instant Pot Directions:
~In a large zip loc bag, combine flour, pepper, salt, Italian seasoning and garlic power and mix well.
~Add cured roast and seal bag.
~Shake until well coated.
~Put instant pot on sauté mode and add olive oil.
~Once hot, add coated roast and cook until brown on all sides.
~Add beef stock.
~Turn of sauté mode and put on pressure cook mode.
~Pressure cook for 30 minutes.
~Do a quick release.
~Add carrots, celery, onion, tomato paste and worcestershire sauce.
~Pressure cook again for 15 minutes.
~Do a quick release.
~Stir in cooked egg noodles.