Homemade beef stew

Juniper's favorite food is stew. We sometimes use moose or elk. I like adding turnip or rutabaga 

Beef stew: 

0.8 kg/ 1.75 lbs beef stew pieces ($8)

1/4 cup flour (pennies from a large bag)

2 carrots - peeled and chopped ($1.70/ bag of 10/ $0.35)

2 stalks celery - chopped ($1.70/ bag of 8/ $0.43)

1/3 cabbage - chopped into large pieces ($2.50 for whole cabbage/ $1)

10 mushrooms - cut in 1/2 ($1)

1/2 bag baby potatoes (16) - cut in 1/4 ($3.99 for whole bag/ $2)

2 large parsnips - chopped into large pieces ($2) 

1 onion - cut into large chunks ($3/ bag of 6/ $0.50)

2 Knorr homestyle beef stock (~$2) + 4 cups water

Or 1 tetra pack of beef stock or 4 cups homemade stock

2 bay leaves

Italian seasoning

Salt and pepper

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~$17.00 for 8-10 servings or $1.75/ serving

Instructions: 

Toss the beef pieces with flour, salt and pepper

Cut all veggies and put in bottom of crockpot

Add seasonings

Add beef to top (do not mix)

Cook 4 hours on high

Time to prep: less than 15 minutes

Notes: 

This recipe is a lot more veggies than beef. You can do 2 lbs of beef or less veggies.

Add some chopped garlic as seasoning, if your husband isn't allergic like mine. 

Add some flour mixed with cold water at the end if not thick enough and let cook another 20-30 min. 

You can cook on the stove too. Brown the flour covered beef in a pot. Add the veggies and stock and stir. Bring to a boil and then simmer until veggies are soft. 

Freezes great.