Beef Stew

**Not Gluten Free? Mix meat with 1/4 cup flour and spice mixture before placing in slow cooker. Serve over egg noodles
**Not Dairy Free?? Add grated Romano or Parmesan cheese over the stew
**Paleo/Grain Free?? Cook without the potatoes and eat without the rice.

Note: This is a slow cooker meal that takes 4-6 hours on high or 10-12 hours on low to cook, but it's worth it!

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

2 pounds beef stew meat
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
3 cloves of garlic, minced (or 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
1 bay leaf
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, chopped (or 1 tsp onion powder)
1 1/2 cups beef broth
3 potatoes, diced
1 pound bag (16 oz) baby carrots
5 stalks of celery, chopped into large pieces 

2 bags boil in bag rice (Cinderella loves Success Boil in Bag White Rice)

Directions: 

1. Place meat in the slow cooker pot. 

2. Add salt, pepper, garlic, bay leaf, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, onion, beef broth, potatoes, carrots and celery. Mix well!

3. Cover your slow cooker and and cook on low setting for 10 to 12 hours (recommended) or on  the high setting for 4 to 6 hours.

4. When there is about 20 minutes left in the slow cooker, boil a small pot of water.

5. Place the rice in the boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes. 

6. Serve beef stew over rice.