Crockpot Beef Stew Options

[Shawna]

Ingredients:

1lb stewing beef
1Tbsp flour
2 cups cubed turnips
2 cups cubed carrots
1 cup sliced onions
1 1/2 cups water
2 bouillon cubes or sachets (reduced sodium)
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
3 Tbsp ketchup
4 tsp mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp flour
3 Tbsp cold water

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, toss beef cubes with flour. Place in crockpot. Add vegetables.

2. In a bowl, blend together water, bouillon, vinegar, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Add to crockpot. Cook coered on Low heat setting for 9 hours.

3. In a bowl, whisk together flour and water. Add flour mixture to stew and gently stir until blended. Increase crockpot heat setting to High and cook for another 15 minutes until thickened.

Nutrition Info:
Serves 4 (this is a great recipe to make and freeze the leftovers in small containers)
308 calories
28.5g protein
24g carbohydrate
4g fibre
351g sodium

Taken from Dietitians of Canada, Great Food Fast cookbook