Vegetable Beef Stew

This dinner was a winner in our house!  Everyone ate it up.  And it was great to just throw everything into the crockpot to have a nice hot meal to enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pound beef stew meat
2 TBSP cooking oil
2 medium potatoes - peeled and cubed
2 medium carrots - cut up
1 medium onion - cut into thin wedges
1/2 cup sliced celery
1 9oz package frozen cut beans
3 TBSP quick cooking tapioca
1 TBSP instant beef bouillon granules
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 16oz can tomatoes- cut up
1 1/2 cups water

Directions:

1.  In large skillet brown meat in hot oil. Drain well.
2.  In crockpot, combine: potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, frozen beans.  Mix together.
3.  Add seasonings to crockpot - tapioca, worcestershire sauce, thyme, salt, pepper.
4.  Stir in browned meat, undrained tomatoes, and water.
5.  Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or high 5-6 hours.

Come home to dinner already made!!

To prepare the night before:

*Brown meat, let cool, and place in container.  Cut up celery, onions, & carrots together in separate container.  In the crockpot, put the tapioca, bouillon granules, worcestershire sauce, thyme, salt & pepper, undrained tomatoes, & water.  Place all 3 items in refrigerator overnight.  Next morning, cut up potatoes and add to crockpot along with frozen cut beans, vegetables, & meat.