Hearty Beef and Potato Stew

(from Tri Chef’s recipe box)

This is a one-dish meal. Make the stew the night before, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate; reheat single servings in the microwave or a slow cooker set on HIGH the next day. To save prep time, use bottled peeled fresh garlic.

Source: Cooking Light

Serves 12 people

Categories: Dinner-Beef/Turkey

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 16 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 cups chopped onion
  • 3 pounds boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 2-inch cubes, divided
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped carrot
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 1/4 cups water, divided
  • 1 cup less-sodium beef broth
  • 2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 1/2 pounds peeled baking potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • Chopped parsley (optional)
  • 2 (8-ounce) baguettes, each cut into 6 equal portions

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300°.

  2. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute or until garlic just begins to brown. Remove garlic from pan with a slotted spoon; place in a large bowl. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Add onion to garlic. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add half of beef to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until browned on all sides. Add beef and any accumulated juices to onion mixture. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add remaining beef to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until browned on all sides. Add beef and any accumulated juices to onion mixture.

  3. Add wine to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add beef mixture. Stir in carrot, rosemary, salt, pepper, and bay leaves. Add 1 cup water, broth, and tomatoes; stir to combine. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; cover and bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven; uncover and stir in potatoes. Combine remaining 1/4 cup water and flour; stir with a whisk until smooth. Stir flour mixture into stew. Cover and bake an additional 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tender. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired. Serve with bread.

  4. Yield: 12 servings (serving size: about 1 cup stew and 1 portion bread)

  5. NUTRITION PER SERVING

  6. LORIES 440(29% from fat); FAT 14.3g (sat 5.4g,mono 6.1g,poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 28.4g; CHOLESTEROL 64mg; CALCIUM 97mg; SODIUM 753mg; FIBER 4g; IRON 4.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 45.9g

  7. http://food.cookinglight.com/cooking/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1160568

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