Five Hour Stew

When I want a good,
hearty
and easy to make
beef stew, I go to this recipe.
The only prep is cutting up the carrots and potatoes and mixing everything together.
After cooking for five hours you will have a perfect beef stew for a chilly night.

When I have the extra time, I will make my all time favorite beef stew recipe. This stew has many steps and takes longer to make but it is very worth it! You can find that recipe here:
Hearty Beef Stew

Five Hour Stew

-2 1/2 lbs. stew meat/beef cubes
-8 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
-8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
-2 bay leaves
-1 pkg. dry onion soup mix OR 1/2 cup of Shirley J Onion Soup mix
-1 can cream of mushroom soup
-1 can cream of celery soup
-1 can tomato sauce

1. For cooking stew in oven- preheat to 250 degrees - bake for 5 hours.
For cooking in crock pot -set to cook on high for 4 to 6 hours.

2. Mix onion soup, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup, can of tomato sauce. Add stew meat, vegetable, and bay leaves. Mix until all combined.

3. Stir occasionally while cooking.

enjoy!