Beef / Pork

Comfort Stew is for Soup.

Comfort Stew takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Comfort Stew takes 360 minutes to cook.

Comfort Stew makes 15 servings.

The ingredients for Comfort Stew are:

1 lb Lean Beef Stew meat or bottom round cubed
2 t Olive Oil
4 t Better Than Bullion Vegetable Soup Base
30 oz hot water
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
2lbs peeled and cubed butternut squash
20 dried apricot halves quartered
12 oz baby carrots chopped in half
1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper
3T Italian Seasoning
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
1/2 cup water

Here is how you make Comfort Stew:

Brown beef in oil until lightly browned all over. Place in bottom of 6qt slow cooker. Add in soup base mixed with hot water, tomatoes, squash, apricots, carrots, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high for 6 hrs. Vegetables and meat should be tender.Combine arrowroot and water, stir into stew. Recover and cook on high until thickened, about 30 minutes.Makes 15.5 8oz servingsNumber of Servings: 15Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KINDAKRUNCHY.

The nutritional information for Comfort Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 15
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 216.2

• Total Fat: 2.1 g
• Cholesterol: 17.8 mg
• Sodium: 384.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
• Protein: 9.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Comfort Stew is Lactose Free