Incredibly Easy Beef Stew

My sister gave me a great Crock Pot cookbook for Christmas, and tonight, i made "Easy Beef Stew" from it. And boy, was it easy! JD liked it so much he got 2 helpings. So, try it out.



1 1/2 to 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 medium potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes (i used a lot more bc i like potatoes)
4 cups baby carrots (i got a med-sized bag and used the whole thing)
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
2 8 oz cans of tomato sauce
salt & pepper to taste

i also added about 1/4 cup of water that i used to rinse the extra out of the tomato sauce cans. and i had 1/4 of a container of fresh chopped mushrooms in the fridge, so i added them in too. i used a LOT of salt and pepper bc from what i understand, when you cook something in the crock pot for that long, the seasonings get pretty lost...so, use a lot.

Combine all ingredients in crock pot, cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until veggies are tender.

this is really good with Jiffy Corn muffins.

Really Yummy Pot Roast

This was my first Pot Roast and man, is it good!

1 boneless beef chuck roast, 2 to 3 lbs.
4 cloves garlic, peeled and cut into slivers
4 stems fresh rosemary
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups baby carrots
6 medium red potatoes, quartered
1 small can (6 oz.) V-8
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Cut five or six 1-inch deep slits in beef. Stuff slit with garlic and half the rosemary. Season beef with salt and pepper.

Place carrots and potatoes in bottom of slow cooker and top with the remaining rosemary. Lay beef on top of vegetables. Pour V-8 and Worcestershire sauce over beef and vegetables.

Cover and cook on low for about 5 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.