Hearty Beef Stew

November brings colder weather, and colder weather means my hubby finally stops complaining about one pot dishes, which means I can bust out the crock pot! And that is exactly what I did today. Though I can appreciate braising the beef and slow roasting the vegetables to coax flavor, some days I just want to toss everything in a pot and forget about it until my husband gets home. It took me all of 5 minutes to prep this morning, only because I had to chop the onion, pepper, and carrots! Really you could leave out any veg you don't like or incorporate ones you do. I'm a big fan of using leftovers in my one pot dishes. Leftover steak or pot roast works great with this one and you can toss in most leftover veg, too!

Ingredients: 

3lbs stew beef
3 potatoes, cubed
3 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 cup carrots, sliced or chopped
1 cub green beans
1 cup peas
1 onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
5 cups beef broth
1 Tbsp salt
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp brown sugar
3/4 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp chyenne pepper

Recipe:

Toss all ingredients in a large crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hrs.

That's it!!!

Enjoy!

This recipe makes 8-10 servings and is great for freezing!