Crock Pot Beef Stew

 Well Hello folks, it is actually starting to get cold out and I thought I would include this recipe to warm your tummies..

Tis the season for hearty stews, and there's no better kitchen gadget to help you achieve tender, warming, stick-to-your-ribs results like the crockpot. This recipe calls for a short list of ingredients, including stew meat, baby carrots, potatoes and onions with a few store-bought shortcuts so you can set it and forget it.

INGREDIENTS:

2 packages (1 ounce, each) dry onion soup mix

 1/2 teaspoon paprika 

2 pounds lean beef stew meat cut up into bite size pieces

5 medium potatoes peeled and diced 

2 to 3 cups baby carrots 

1 small yellow onion chopped 

2 cans (10 ounces, each) cream of celery soup 

1 cup ketchup *(you can substitute tomato sauce if you don't like ketchup)

DIRECTIONS:

In a large plastic bag, combine the dry onion soup mix and paprika. Add in meat and shake the bag to coat meat with the seasonings. (You may have to do that step in two batches, for all the meat to fit) Once meat is coated, spread out evenly into a greased 7 quart crock pot. 

Top meat evenly with diced potatoes, carrots and onion. 

Mix the cream of celery soup and ketchup in a small bowl. Pour mixture over the meat and vegetables. 

 Cover crock pot with lid. Cook on low heat for 8 hours or until meat is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Stir to combine everything then serve.

And there it is... Nice and simple.

ENJOY!