Hearty Crockpot Beef Stew

Tonight’s dinner was something that literally was thrown together with a little of this leftover and a little of that leftover along with some frozen beef cubes from a previous stew that I made. I wasn’t quite sure if the final result of this crockpot collection was going to be a soup or a stew when I started, but the outcome was just about the perfect hearty stew.

Hearty Crockpot Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 3/4 lb. flank steak, cubed
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 and 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp. rosemary
• 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 red medium sized potatoes, in small cubes
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 cup green beans, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup brown rice, uncooked
• salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in crock pot and cook for 7 hours on low. Stir occasionally.  Makes 6 servings.

This was definitely a winner, especially for being something thrown together on a whim! Brian and I were both gone for the majority of the afternoon and evening so coming home to dinner waiting for us made it even better.

And can I just mention that Brian, the king of not eating vegetables, didn’t pick one thing out of this stew…now, that’s saying A LOT!

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