clean eating basic beef stew

2lbs eye of round beef (cubed and trimmed of excess fat)
2 parsnips chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 med onions chopped
3 stalks celery chopped
3 cups diced potato
4 cups low sodium beef stock
3 cups no salt added diced tomato (carton or can)
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

this CAN be a slow cooker recipe too. just brown the beef first then toss it all in the crock pot and leave it alone for the day on the low setting.

cube the beef to bite sized pieces and heat 1 tbspn of the olive oil in a dutch oven and brown the beef in batches, setting aside batches as you finish them.

when the beef is all browned, add the 2nd tbspn of olive oil and put all the veggies in to saute for about 4 or 5 minutes on medium heat, until you feel they are starting to cook. Then add the beef back in, along with the beef stock and the diced tomatoes and the bay leaves.

Bring it all to a boil and then lower the heat and allow this to simmer for at least an hour or more til the veggies all get nice and tender.

Serving Size: makes 12 hearty servings about 1 1/2 to 2 cups

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMANDALEEE.