Beef Stew

Let's have stew tonight! Here are 3 easy and very different recipes for stew you can make in your crockpot.

Recipe #1 - BARBEQUE BEEF STEW

* 2 lbs. stew meat

* 3 tbsp. oil

* 1 c. onion, sliced

* 1/2 c. green pepper, chopped

* 1 lg. clove garlic

* 1/2 tsp. salt

* 1/8 tsp. pepper

* 2 c. beef stock

* 1 can (8 oz.) tomatoes

* 1 can (4 oz.) mushrooms

* 1/3 c. barbecue sauce

* 3 tbsp. cornstarch

* 1/4 c. cold water

Saute onion, pepper and garlic in oil. Add salt, pepper, beef stock, tomatoes, mushrooms and barbecue sauce. Cook in slow cooker/Crock Pot on low heat 8-10 hours. Mix cornstarch, cold water and thicken before serving. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Recipe #2 - BRUNSWICK STEW

1 Chicken, 3 lbs, cut up

2 quarts Water

1 Onion, chopped

2 cups Ham; cooked, cubed

3 Potatoes, diced

2 cans Tomatoes; 16 oz, ea, cut up

10 ounces Lima beans, frozen and thawed

10 ounces Corn; whole kernel, frozen, partially thawed

2 teaspoons Salt

1 teaspoon Sugar

1/4 teaspoon Pepper

1/2 teaspoon Seasoned salt

In a slow cooker/Crock Pot combine chicken with water, onion, ham, amd potatoes. Cook covered on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or until chicken is done. Lift chicken out of pot; remove meat from bones. Return chicken meat to pot. Add tomatoes, beans, corn, salt, seasoned salt, sugar and pepper. Cover and Cook on HIGH 1 hour. Makes 8 servings.

Recipe #3 - CROCKPOT CHICKEN STEW

2 lb Chicken breasts/skinless Boneless/ cut in 1" cubes

2 c Fat-free chicken broth

3 c Potatoes; peel, cube

1 c Onion; chop

1 c Celery; sliced

1 c Carrots; sliced thin

1 ts Paprika

1/2 ts Pepper

1/2 ts Rubbed sage

1/2 ts Dried thyme

6 oz No-salt-added tomato paste

1/4 c Cold water

3 tb Cornstarch

In a slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients; cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Mix water and cornstarch until smooth; stir into stew. Cook, covered, 30 minutes more or until the vegetables are tender.

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