Slow Cooker Italian Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 16 ounce baby carrots quartered
• 0.3 cup beef broth 
• 1.5 pounds beef stew meat cubed
• 2 stalks celery roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon rosemary dried
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon garlic powder to taste
• 8 servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 0.3 teaspoon onion powder to taste
• 4  potatoes red quartered
• 0.8 cup red wine 
• 0.3 cup tomato paste 
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 0.5  onion yellow sliced quartered

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• whisk
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Whisk flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl.
2. Add beef to seasoned flour and toss to evenly coat; shake off any excess flour.
3. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook beef in hot oil until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Transfer beef to slow cooker; add carrots, onion, potatoes, celery, and garlic.
5. Whisk red wine, beef broth, tomato paste, and rosemary together in a bowl until smooth; pour over beef and vegetables.
6. Cook on Low until beef and vegetables are tender, 4 to 6 hours.