Oven Baked Beef Stew...

This is all there is to it..put all the ingredients in the pot, even the uncooked stew meat. Cover and bake....The house will smell so good all afternoon.

Just clean up the kitchen, dinner will be ready in 4-5 hours..and it looks like you were busy all afternoon making this great dinner.

This is how yummy it looks when it's done!

2 lb. stew meat
3 large carrots
5 medium sized potatoes
1 medium chopped onion
3 stalks celery
1-16 ounce can tomatoes, or stewed tomatoes ( I like the petite diced)
1 Tbsp. salt
dash of pepper
3 Tbsp. dry tapioca

1 C. water with teaspoon of beef bouillon

Cut stew meat into bite size pieces; cut potatoes and carrots in chunks. Slice celery.
Mix all ingredients together.
Bake 250 degrees, covered for 5 hours. Do not peek.

I add:
3/4 C. frozen defrosted peas
1 C. green beans

This is so easy to make. You just put it all together and forget about it!

Beefy Vegetable Soup...

1 1/2-2 lbs. of beef stew meat
1 medium onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped or sliced
3-4 carrots, diced or sliced
3 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 or two cans of petite diced tomatoes
1/2 C. chopped parsley
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. thyme leaves
salt and pepper to taste

1/2 -1 C. frozen corn
1/2 -1 C. frozen peas


In a soup pot brown beef with a Tbsp. of oil. Add 10-12 cups of water. This is an estimate. I fill my pot to within 3 inches from the top of the pan.

Add all the ingredients except the frozen vegetables.

Cover and simmer 2 hours or until beef is tender.

Stir in frozen vegetables and 1 tsp. salt

Continue cooking until vegetables and beef are fork tender.

You can do whatever you prefer with this recipe. Add other vegetables..omit the potatoes.

The house smells so good with this simmering all day!

Soups...

Chicken Corn Chowder

1 tsp. vegetable oil
1/2 lb. potatoes, unpeeled and diced
1 lb. cooked chicken breast without skin, cut in 1 inch cubes
1-2 green onion, sliced
2 Tbsp. flour
1 chicken bouillon, envelope
2 C. lowfat milk
1 can creamed corn


In 3 quart casserole, put oil and potatoes.

Cook covered on High for 6-7 minutes, until tender, stirring once half way through cooking.

Sprinkle flour over chicken to blend.

Add bouillon, milk and corn.

Cook, covered on High 8-10 minutes until mixture comes to a boil and thickens slightly.

Stir occasionally.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.


This is a quick and easy soup recipe.