Monday, January 18, 2010

Easy Stew

Cooking while you are pregnant can be difficult. For one, some scents induce vomiting. But the most difficult thing for me, is the fatigue. By late afternoon, I just want to curl up in bed, not start preparing dinner. So, I am very grateful for recipes such as this crock-pot stew. I got the recipe from one of my sisters, and I loved it when she made it. When I tried to make it a few months ago, it turned out way too salty, but it seemed that the culprit was a packet of generic onion soup mix, so I decided to try again. Last night, with the Lipton Onion Soup mix, it turned out great! So, I thought I'd share, because it's easy and delicious!

Crockpot Beef Stew

1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small can tomato sauce
1 package Lipton onion soup mix

Mix together, then add:

1 lb. stew meat
potatoes (2-3 large, cubed)
carrots (1 1/2- 2 cups)

Cook on Low for 8 hours

If you aren't picky about meat, you can just dump in the stew meat. I am more picky, so I thawed it enough to be able to cut it, and trimmed it more to my taste. I also prefer smaller chunks of beef, so I cut it down in size. As far as the potatoes and carrots, it's really just a matter of preference. I didn't really measure the carrots, I just think that's about how much I threw in. Enjoy! :)

1 comment:

Angela said...

Hmm. . . I should try it sometime! I like the "easy" part! Haha! Any ways, I keep not getting to run into you at church, and I've wanted to tell you two things:
1. You sing so beautifully, and it was so fun to sing with you! We should do it more often :)
2. Thank you for the wonderfully nice comments you leave on my blog. They really mean a lot more to me than you think :)

oh and 3. we need to hang out again. It's been far too long. what should we do?

Have a great day! and yes sorry this doesn't have too much to do with your stew receipe! :)