Enjoy this hearty beef with zinfandel dish made in slow cooker for dinner.
Provençal Beef with Zinfandel
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 7 hr 45 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3-pound beef boneless chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
- 3 cups baby-cut carrots
- 1 cup red Zinfandel wine
- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 package (8 ounces) sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup julienne-cut sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
- Hot cooked egg noodles, if desired
- Chopped fresh parsley or basil leaves, if desired

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Cook bacon in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Place bacon in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Cook beef in drippings in skillet 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Stir onion into beef. Cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Spoon into cooker.
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Step2Stir remaining ingredients except mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, noodles and parsley into mixture in cooker.
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Step3Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until beef is tender.
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Step4Stir in mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes or until tender. Serve beef mixture over noodles; sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition
280
Calories
15g
Total Fat
26g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 135
- Total Fat
- 15g
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- Sodium
- 380mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- Protein
- 26g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Vegetable;Carbohydrate Choice
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