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Recipe by The Real Food Dietitians

The Real Food Dietitians is the passion-driven product of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Stacie Hassing and Jessica Beacom. They've combined their love of nutrition, health and real food with the concepts of ease and convenience to bring you recipes that are big on flavor but short on ingredients.

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Slow Cooker Beef & Root Vegetable Stew

An easy and tasty beef stew! Throw all of the ingredients in the slow-cooker and walk away. Come back at dinner time, grab a bowl and enjoy!

5 MIN PREP
4 HR COOK
4 HR 5 MIN TOTAL
8 servings
Ingredients
2 Pounds Organic Prairie Diced Beef
1 tablespoon Organic Valley Ghee
Yellow Onions
1 medium yellow onion, diced
Yellow Onions
Russet Potatoes
2 medium potatoes, diced
Russet Potatoes
2 small parsnips, peeled and diced
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
celery
2 ribs celery, sliced
celery
A head of garlic with a clove on the side.
3 cloves garlic, minced
A head of garlic with a clove on the side.
kale
2 cups green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces (may use fresh or frozen)
kale
One and a half red tomatoes.
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes, with the liquid
One and a half red tomatoes.
chicken broth
4 cups organic beef broth
chicken broth
A small bunch of thyme.
1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
A small bunch of thyme.
A small bunch of rosemary.
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
A small bunch of rosemary.
Salt and pepper, to taste
Cream of Tartar
2 tablespoons potato starch (optional)
Cream of Tartar

Directions

Heat ½ tablespoon Organic Valley Ghee in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add half of the beef and cook until browned, 2-3 minutes, then flip and repeat until browned on all sides. Transfer meat to the slow cooker and repeat with remaining ghee and beef.
Place remaining ingredients in the slow cooker (with the exception of green beans, salt, pepper and potato starch). Stir, place lid on slow cooker and cook on LOW heat for 8 hours or HIGH heat for 4 hours. Stir in green beans during the last 30-60 minutes of cooking time. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Optional step to thicken stew: Combine potato starch with a few tablespoons of cold water and stir into hot stew to thicken.
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