Beef Pumpkin Slow Cooker Stew

Name: Beef Pumpkin Slow Cooker Stew Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 390 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: beef chuck cut for stew 1 lb; 1 large onion chopped; 1 lb fresh or frozen pumpkin flesh (pumpkin is a winter squash and other squash may be substituted); can low sodium black beans; 2 large white potatoes cut up iinto bite size pieces; 2 cups beef broth; half to whole tsp each marjoram & allspice; half to whole tsp red or cayenne pepper; 3.5 quart slow cooker

Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 360

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

beef chuck cut for stew, 1 lb1 large onion, chopped1 lb fresh or frozen pumpkin flesh (pumpkin is a winter squash and other squash may be substituted)can low sodium black beans2 large white potatoes, cut up iinto bite size pieces2 cups beef brothhalf to whole tsp each marjoram & allspicehalf to whole tsp red or cayenne pepper3.5 quart slow cooker

Directions

Place stew meat in bottom of cooker. Sprinkle with allspice & marjoram. Turn to coat. Add chopped onions, potatoes, & if fresh, pumpkin. Cover & turn cooker to high for 2 hours. Turn cooker to low & add pumpkin now if previously frozen. Remove about a half cup of juices. Cook another 2 hours. Check potatoes for doneness. One half hour before finished, mix 1 to 2 Tbsps flour with reserved juices. Add this with beans to cooker. Stir to mix. Continue cooking another half hour until beans are heated & sauce thickened.

Serving Size: Makes 4 hearty servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARYKAY57.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 751.0
Total Fat: 23.3 g
Cholesterol: 68.0 mg
Sodium: 816.4 mg
Total Carbs: 92.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 20.6 g
Protein: 51.6 g

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