Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs Cubed Beef
• 1 Cup Carrots, chopped
• 2 Cups Potatoes, chopped
• 1 Cup Onion, chopped
• 1 Cup Celery, chopped
• 1 Cup Peas
• 1 Cup Barley, uncooked
• 1 Cup Lentils, uncooked
• 2 Packages Beef stew seasoning mix
• 8 Cups water
• 1/4 Cup Whole Wheat flour

Nutritional Information

• Fat: 1.3g
• Carbohydrates: 8.7g
• Calories: 83.5
• Protein: 9.1g

Steps:

1. Combine seasoning mix, water, and flour and whisk together in slow cooker pot.

2. Add all remaining ingredients to slow cooker

3. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or until beef cubes are cooked through, and veggies are at desired tenderness. Stir occasionally. (Cook on high for 4 hours)

If stew is too runny, combine 2 tablespoons of flour with 2 tablespoons of water and whisk until made into a paste. Add to stew, cover and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Makes 25 1-cup servings. Since it is such a large batch, you can freeze some of it to eat at a later date.

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople