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Loralee's Beef Stew is for Dinner.

Loralee's Beef Stew takes several minutes to prepare.

Loralee's Beef Stew takes several minutes to cook.

Loralee's Beef Stew makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Loralee's Beef Stew are:

1 tsp. olive oil
1 lb. beef, cut into bite-size dice
1 large onion, diced
1 celery rib, sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. flour
2 tsp. tomato paste
1 cup fresh green beans, cut into about 1-inch pieces
4 cups chopped carrots
5 medium potatoes, scrubbed or peeled and diced
3 cups beef broth
rosemary, to taste

Here is how you make Loralee's Beef Stew:

Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook, stirring, until well-browned. Remove beef from pan with a slotted spoon. Add onions and celery to pot and cook, stirring, until onions are translucent. Stir in flour and tomato paste. Add 2 cups water to the pot and stir until it begins to thicken.Return beef to the pot; add green beans, carrots, potatoes and beef broth (the broth should just cover all the meat and veggies. If not enough, add a little more and calculate nutrition info accordingly). Add rosemary, to taste. **Bring to boiling, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the veggies are tender.**Alternately, you could bring to boiling and then cover it and put it into a 325-degree oven. Let cook 2-3 hours. This will probably make the meat more tender, and give you a few hours to give yourself a pedicure while dinner cooks. ;-)Nutrition info. was calculated based on six servings.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LORANORTH.

The nutritional information for Loralee's Beef Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 308.8

• Total Fat: 3.6 g
• Cholesterol: 45.4 mg
• Sodium: 424.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
• Protein: 23.4 g