Linda's Crockpot Stew

I took a couple different recipes and made my own version.  It came out perfect.

Ingredients:

1-2lb stew meat

1 package Dried Onion Soup Mix

2 cups beef broth (I used Watkins Beef soup mix)

2 medium onions, chopped in big pieces

3-4 carrots chopped in big pieces

1-2 celery ribs chopped in big pieces

2-3 large potatoes chopped in big pieces

1 Large Bay Leaf (or 2-3 small)

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce

1 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

1 Tbsp tapicoa

Garlic powder or fresh to taste

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

In a ziploc bag, toss onion soup mix and stew meat.  Put into crockpot (you could probably skip the bag - but just make sure it is all coated evenly)

Add the remainder of the ingredients and stir to coat evenly.

Cover and cook on high 4-5 hours or on low 8-10 hours.

Serve with homemade bread, optional :-)

If you have any leftover veggies like peas or green beans, you can add them in at the end. 

Crockpot Potato Soup

YUMMMMMMMM!! This is delicious! My son couldn't get enough of it :)

Ingredients:

6 cups diced, peeled potatoes
5 cups chicken broth
2 cups diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
12oz can evaporated milk
3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 Tbsp dill

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients except milk and parsley in slow cooker.
2. Cover. Cook on High 7-8 hours or until vegetables are tender.
3. During the last hour turn it down to low and stir in the milk, parsley and dill.
4. If desired, mash potatoes before serving.

The original recipe was taken from Fix-it And Forget-it Cookbook
I changed it quite a bit from the original recipe, but if you have this book or you buy it, you will find it under "No-Fuss Potato Soup"