Beef Stew Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs stewing beef
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can mushroom beef gravy (or beef)
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1/2 envelope dry onion soup mix (1/4 cup)
• 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
• 4 medium potatoes

Recipe

• 1 in heavy skillet, brown stew meat, (cut into cubes,) in 2 tbsp hot shortening; drain off excess fat.
• 2 add mushroom gravy, tomato juice, dry onion soup mix and horseradish.
• 3 simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• 4 place 4 medium potatoes, pared and quartered in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole.
• 5 top with meat mixture.
• 6 bake, covered, at 350 for 1 1/2 hours or til meat and potatoes are tender, stirring once or twice during baking.