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Provençal beef slow cooker stew

Name: Provençal beef slow cooker stew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 390 min
Total time: 400 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 5 spray(s) Calorie controlled cooking spray; 450 g Beef stewing steak, lean, raw cut into cubes; 1 small Onion chopped; 300 g Mushrooms sliced; 2 clove(s) Garlic crushed; 2 medium Carrots, raw sliced; 400 g Pinto Beans, cooked can, drained and rinsed; 1 cube(s) Vegetable stock cube 350ml stock; 1 can(s), large Tinned Tomatoes; 0.5 teaspoon(s) Salt; 0.5 teaspoon(s), level Oregano, Dried; 0.25 teaspoon(s), level Thyme, Dried dried; 0.25 teaspoon(s) Black pepper; 6 sprig(s) Thyme, Fresh to garnish

Points® value

Total Time

6 hr 40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

6 hr 30 min

Serves

Difficulty

Moderate

We added puréed beans to this dish. The result? A robust, hearty stew with a rich, thick texture.

Ingredients

Calorie controlled cooking spray

5 spray(s)

Beef stewing steak, lean, raw

450 g, cut into cubes

Onion

1 small, chopped

Mushrooms

300 g, sliced

Garlic

2 clove(s), crushed

Carrots, raw

2 medium, sliced

Pinto Beans, cooked

400 g, can, drained and rinsed

Vegetable stock cube

1 cube(s), 350ml stock

Tinned Tomatoes

1 can(s), large

Salt

½ teaspoon(s)

Oregano, Dried

½ teaspoon(s), level

Thyme, Dried

¼ teaspoon(s), level, dried

Black pepper

¼ teaspoon(s)

Thyme, Fresh

6 sprig(s), to garnish

Instructions

Place the beef in a slow cooker. Mist a nonstick frying pan with cooking spray. Add the onion, mushrooms and garlic. Sauté over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add to the slow cooker with the carrots.
Place half of the beans in the slow cooker. Put the remaining beans in a blender. Add ⅓ of stock to blender and purée. Add mixture to slow cooker. Add the remaining stock, tomatoes, oregano, dried thyme, salt and pepper.
Cover and cook on the High setting of slow cooker for 6 to 7 hours. Garnish with fresh thyme.

Provençal beef slow cooker stew

Ingredients

Instructions

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