Beef & Mushroom Stew

1 lb stew beef (chuck) fat trimmed cut into 1" cubes
1 large onion chopped
Garlic, 3 cloves chopped
Mushrooms sliced 16 oz
flour, 2 tbsp
Salt, 1 tsp
Pepper, black, 1 tsp
basil dried 1 tsp
Thyme, dried, 1 tsp
Beef broth, 1 cup
Red Wine, 16 fl oz
15 oz can diced tomatoes
pam non stick cooking spray

heat a large pot on med high add 1 spray of pam. Add meat, then add onions and garlic, stirring occasional. When meat is partially browned, add mushrooms and stir occasionally until mushrooms begin to soften. At this point add flour , salt, pepper, basil and thyme(stir these in and let it cook for a minute or so). Add the rest of the ingredients(wine, beef broth and tomatoes) . Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 40 minutes or until meat is tender.
****calories based on 1 cup serving (makes about 7 1 cup servings)..

****can omit wine and add extra broth but i think you should try it first with the wine..

*** I like to peel and cube potates and steam them and put this stew over them. you will be full, Nutritional value does not include the potatoes..

Number of Servings: 7

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STACID33.