Busy Mom Beef Stew

You ever just have one of those days? The ones where no matter how hard you try, nothing seems to get accomplished. I love my 6-month-old daughter to death, but we have those days quite frequently. She is definitely one of those babies that needs to be cuddled constantly -- a trait that I will probably miss in a few years. So in order to spend my day cuddling with my little munchkin, I need some easy recipes that I can scrape together during one of her 20 minute naps. This is where my beloved crockpot comes in (told you it'd be back).

Busy Mom Beef Stew

• 1 lb stew beef
• 4 or 5 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 or 4 russet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• beef broth
• one beef stew flavoring packet (hey, I told you this was easy!)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Peel and cut the carrots and potatoes into medium pieces.

Throw the beef, carrots, potatoes, flavoring packet, and Worcestershire sauce in the crockpot. Pour in a few cups of beef broth, add some water if the meat and veggies aren't fully submerged yet. Stir everything up together.

Why a flavoring packet? Yeah, I could be a good cook and measure out the perfect portions of paprika, rosemary, parsley, blah blah blah. Or I could spend $1.50 and have it measured out for me. Simple as that.

 

Cook on low for about 7-8 hours or on high for about 4-5 hours. Stir occassionally. When the stew is done, if the consistency is too liquidy for your liking, add flour until desired consistency is reached. Easy!