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Slow-Cooker Country French Beef Stew

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 4, 2010
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Go hearty and rustic on a chilly day with this country stew of veggies and chunks of beef in a red wine broth. Ladle it over noodles straight from the slow cooker.

Slow-Cooker Country French Beef Stew

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 7 hr 55 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 boneless beef chuck roast (3 lb), trimmed of fat, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
  • 3 cups ready-to-serve baby-cut carrots
  • 1 cup red Zinfandel wine or nonalcoholic red wine
  • 3/4 cup Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (3 cups)
  • 1/2 cup julienne-cut sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
  • Hot cooked egg noodles, if desired
  • Chopped fresh parsley or basil leaves, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Place bacon in cooker. Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat in skillet. Cook beef in bacon fat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Stir onion into beef. Cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture into cooker.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir carrots, wine, broth, flour, basil, thyme, salt, pepper and canned diced tomatoes into mixture in cooker.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
  • Step 
    4
    Stir in mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes longer or until sun-dried tomatoes are tender. Serve beef mixture over noodles; sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition

270 Calories
15g Total Fat
25g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
15g
24%
Saturated Fat
6g
28%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
430mg
18%
Potassium
650mg
19%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
4g
Protein
25g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
100%
100%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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