Slow Cooked Beef Stew

Nothing more I love in winter time then hot meals, especially ones that only require one dish to cook. I absolutely love using my slow cooker, although I feel like I am always making curries so thought I would try something new. This beef stew is so simple and quick to prepare. This recipe was used for a 3.5L slow cooker and makes 6-8 meals depending on serving size. Cook on low for 5-6 hours or 3-4 hours on high.

I also made so yummy garlic bread to go with the stew.

Ingredients 

• 800gms of diced beef
• 3 carrots sliced
• 4 potatos chopped
• large handful of mushrooms sliced
• 2 tins of diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon of beef stock
• 1.5 cups of water
• 1 tub of tomato paste
• 3tsp mixed garlic
• 1tsp onion powder
• 4 bay leaves
• Rosemary 
• chopped parsley 
• Salt and pepper to taste

Optional: I added a little bit of arrowroot flour in to thicken it at the end.


Garlic bread

• 1 Gluten free bun cut in half
• 2 spoonfuls of Nuttelex coconut oil
• 1tsp minced garlic
• rosemary

Melt nuttelex and minced garlic together and spread onto roll, sprinkle with rosemary and bake in oven until golden.