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Beef Stew with Dumplings

By Linda Larsen, About.com

To reduce the sodium in this delicious stew, make your own biscuit mix for the dumplings and omit the salt in the recipe.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 10 hours

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. beef bottom round steak
  • 1 bag baby carrots
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 14-oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
  • 1 tsp. dried marjoram leaves
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 3 Tbsp. flour
  • 1-1/2 cups baking mix
  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2 cup milk

Preparation:

Trim excess fat from steak and cut into 1" pieces. Place in crockpot along with carrots, celery, onions, garlic, tomatoes, beef broth, 1 tsp. thyme, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours until vegetables are tender. In small bowl, combine water and flour and blend. Stir into crockpot.

In medium bowl, combine bisquit mix, 1/2 tsp. thyme, and milk just until dry ingredients are moistened. Drop by spoonfuls onto hot beef mixture in crockpot. Cover and cook on high for 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick poked into the center of dumplings comes out clean. 8 servings

Calories: 270
Fat: 7 grams
Sodium: 600 mg
Carbs: 26 grams
Vitamin A: 100% DV

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