Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cup (prepared with lean beef stew meat, reduced-sodium beef broth, unsweetened apple juice and no-salt-added tomato sauce)
  • Calories:
  • 197
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 48 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 748 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 18 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 17 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.

Apple Cider Beef Stew

“I created this slow-cooker recipe using convenience products to save time chopping vegetables and browning beef,” writes Margaret Wilson from Hemet, California. Apple cider and cinnamon are the unique additions that give a down-home flavor to her oh-so-easy and economical stew. MARGARET’S TIP: This also makes a rich, flavorful pot-luck dish for holiday gatherings on busy school nights.

SERVINGS

12

CATEGORY

Lower Fat

METHOD

Slow Cooker

PREP

20 min.

COOK

375 min.

TOTAL

395 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups frozen vegetables for stew (about 24 ounces), thawed
  • 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
  • 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
  • 2 envelopes brown gravy mix
  • 2 tablespoons onion soup mix
  • 2 teaspoons steak seasoning
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth
  • 1-1/4 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup cold water

DIRECTIONS

Place the vegetables, water chestnuts, mushrooms and onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the gravy mix, soup mix, steak seasoning and cinnamon; add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. Add to slow cooker.
    Combine the broth, cider and tomato sauce; pour over beef. Add bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until meat is tender.
    Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into stew. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf. Yield: 12 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 24, 2008

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