Beef Stew-family Favorite

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 lb beef, cubed into bite size pieces
• 2 carrots or 12 baby carrots, sliced
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon beef base
• 2 teaspoons mrs. dash seasoning mix
• salt and pepper
• 1 (14 ounce) can green beans
• 1 (14 ounce) can corn
• 1 (14 ounce) can peas
• 2 potatoes, cubed cooked separately

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat oil over medium/high heat and sauté onions, garlic and celery till translucent.
• 2 add beef and carrots to onion mixture and continue to cook until meat is browned (sometimes i even skip this step if i am in a hurry).
• 3 add water, beef base, mrs. dash and salt and pepper taste.
• 4 bring to a boil, cover and simmer about 2 hours until the meat is nice and tender.
• 5 add canned vegetables and cook until heated through.
• 6 serve with dumplings or a nice roll.
• 7 extra stew can be frozen in a zippy bag.
• 8 ***i slightly undercook the potatoes separately because i found that the potatoes held up better when i froze the stew.