QUICKER BOILED DINNER

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This faster version relies on cooked corned beef from the deli to reduce cooking time. It also eliminate peeling and cutting vegetables by using frozen sliced carrots, convenient packaged coleslaw mix and small red potatoes that don't need to be peeled.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pound unsliced cooked corned beef
4 small unpeeled red potatoes, quartered
3 cups water
1 to 2 tablespoons pickling spices
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
2 cups frozen sliced carrots
4 cups coleslaw mix
Prepared horseradish or mustard, optional

Steps:

In a large kettle, combine the corned beef, potatoes and water. Place pickling spices in a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Add to kettle. , Stir in the onion, salt and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add carrots; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Add coleslaw mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. , Discard spice bag. To serve, thinly slice across the grain. Serve with vegetables and horseradish or mustard if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 364 calories, Fat 22g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 111mg cholesterol, Sodium 1802mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 23g protein.