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Slow Cooker Hearty Beef Stew takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Slow Cooker Hearty Beef Stew takes 300 minutes to cook.

Slow Cooker Hearty Beef Stew makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Slow Cooker Hearty Beef Stew are:

1 Tablespoon good olive oil
1 onion, minced
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
? cup all-purpose flour
1 ? cups organic chicken broth
1 ? cups organic beef broth
? cup soy sauce
2 bay leaves
2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
Salt and Pepper
1 1/2 pounds red potatoes, chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 pound carrots, peeled and chopped
1 cup frozen peas

Here is how you make Slow Cooker Hearty Beef Stew:

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onions, tomato paste, garlic and thyme and saut? over medium High heat until softened and lightly browned. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, scraping up any brown bits. Add to the slow cooker along with beef broth, soy sauce and bay leaves. Season the beef with salt and pepper and nestle into the slow cooker. Add the potatoes and carrots. Cook for 6 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Add the peas at the end just before serving to heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with fresh bread or rolls and a salad.Serving Size: 12 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NICKIESUE2.

The nutritional information for Slow Cooker Hearty Beef Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 306.3

• Total Fat: 16.6 g
• Cholesterol: 62.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,005.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 19.5 g