Beef and Vegetable Stew

This is quite a hearty and complete meal. It has proteins, vegetables, and starches. It's quite flavorful and great for fall or winter nights!

Ingredients

• 2-2.5lb stewing beef cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4C flour
• 1 tsp dry thyme
• 1 tsp dry basil
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 package onion soup mix
• 5 medium potatoes, diced
• 16 oz baby carrots
• 4 oz pearled onions
• 1 (10 oz.) can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup
• 1 C beef broth
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

1. Add flour, thyme, basil, and garlic salt to a Ziploc bag and mix.
2. In batches, add the beef.
3. Heat olive oil in a large pan and brown beef pieces in batches. Once they are brown add the to the crock-pot.
4. Add the remainder of the Ziploc bag ingredients to the crock-pot.
5. Add the remainder of the ingredients to the crock-pot and mix. 
6. Cover crock pot with lid. Cook on low heat for 8 hours or 4 hours on high, until meat is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Stir to combine everything then serve and enjoy!

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