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Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Shiitake Mushrooms

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Beef is a good source of vitamin B12. Our bodies need B12 for energy and to maintain a healthy nervous system.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Shiitake Mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms add wonderful, rich and woodsy flavor to this easy beef stew. From eatbetteramerica.

Prep Time:20 min

Start to Finish:8 hr 20 min

makes:8 servings

12	new potatoes, cut into quarters (1 1/2 lb)
1	medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1	bag (8 oz) ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots
1	package (3.4 oz) fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1	can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® organic diced tomatoes, undrained
1	can (10 1/2 oz) condensed beef broth
1/2	cup all-purpose flour
1	tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1	teaspoon salt
1	teaspoon sugar
1	teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
1/4	teaspoon pepper
1	lb beef stew meat, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1.	In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except beef. Add beef.
2.	Cover; cook on low setting 8 to 9 hours or until vegetables and beef are tender. Stir well before serving. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Nutritional Information

1 Serving: Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 35mg; Sodium 630mg; Total Carbohydrate 29g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 5g); Protein 16g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 100%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 6%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

MyPyramid Servings 2 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans, 1 1/4 c Vegetables

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1 Review

good and tasty

this was pretty good, and very easy. my 13 yo daughter made this for our family and we will be having this for sure in the winter.
Posted at 10:11 AM on August 20 2008 by kkellenb ,