Beefy Pumpkin & Pasta Soup

• 1 12 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 (10 ounce) packagefrozen kernel corn
• 1 12 cups peeled seeded and cubed pumpkin or 1 12 cups butternut squash
• 1 12 cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 34 cup chopped onion
• 12 cup chopped green sweet pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 18 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 ounces dried medium pasta shells or 2 ounces cavatelli
• 14 cup snipped fresh parsley

1. In crock pot combine meat, corn, pumpkin, water, tomato sauce, onion, sweet pepper, garlic, salt, black pepper and nutmeg.
2. Cover and cook on low 10-12 hours or high 5-6 hours.
3. Cook pasta according to pkg, stir into soup.
4. garnish with parsley.

beef stew meat, packagefrozen kernel corn, pumpkin, water, tomato sauce, onion, green sweet pepper, clove garlic, salt, black pepper, ground nutmeg, pasta shells, parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beefy-pumpkin-pasta-soup-102708 (may not work)