Go hearty and rustic on a chilly day with this country stew of veggies and chunks of beef in a red wine broth. Ladle it over noodles straight from the slow cooker.
Slow-Cooker Country French Beef Stew
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 7 hr 55 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 boneless beef chuck roast (3 lb), trimmed of fat, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
- 3 cups ready-to-serve baby-cut carrots
- 1 cup red Zinfandel wine or nonalcoholic red wine
- 3/4 cup Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (3 cups)
- 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
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Place bacon in cooker. Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat in skillet. Cook beef in bacon fat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Stir onion into beef. Cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture into cooker.
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Step2Stir carrots, wine, broth, flour, basil, thyme, salt, pepper and canned diced tomatoes into mixture in cooker.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
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Step4Stir in mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes longer or until sun-dried tomatoes are tender. Serve beef mixture over noodles; sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition
270
Calories
15g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 28%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 430mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 650mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 100%
- 100%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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