Savory Vegetable Beef Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/3 cup italian salad dressing
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef broth, undiluted
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
• 6 small potatoes, quartered
• 6 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 medium green pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, brown meat in salad dressing over medium heat. add the next 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• 2 add the potatoes, carrots, green peppers and onion. cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. combine flour and cold water until smooth; stir into stew. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. discard bay leaf before serving.