Easiest Ever Beef Stew Recipe
I call this the easiest ever beef stew recipe because it is exactly that - just plain easy. It may sound like the oddest recipe, but it is absolutely delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds stewing beef, well trimmed
- 1 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into medium chunks
- 1 onion, large, chopped
- 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 can tomato soup, undiluted
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted (or cream of anything you want really. I have tried many cream soups and they work quite well)
- 8 bay leaves
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250°.
- Add the raw beef and and all of the vegetables (except the mushrooms and peas) to a large stew pot. Add the undiluted soups and mix everything together well. Place the bay leaves on top of the mixture. The mixture will look quite dry at this point.
- Bake the stew with lid on for 5 hours. If you are using mushrooms and peas, add them at the beginning of the last hour.
- This amazing beef stew really does make its own just perfect gravy with no work on your part.
Nutrition
Calories: 396kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 42gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 667mgPotassium: 1532mgFiber: 6gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 7289IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 5mg
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