Easy Slow Cooker Tuscan Beef Stew

Name: Easy Slow Cooker Tuscan Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian,
Ingredients: 1 tbsp McCormick® Mixed Pickling Spice; 2 pounds beef stew meat, trimmed and cut into 1 to 1 1/2-inch cubes; 1 medium onion, cut into medium wedges; 4 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 1 tsp McCormick® Rosemary Leaves; 1 tsp McCormick® Garlic Powder; 2 beef bouillon cubes; 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 cup dry red wine; 1 tbsp flour; 8 slices Italian bread, toasted

This easy-to-prepare stew adds all ingredients to the slow cooker at one time, eliminating the step of browning the beef.

15m

PREP TIME

4hr

COOK TIME

299

CALORIES

11

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon McCormick® Mixed Pickling Spice
2 pounds beef stew meat, trimmed and cut into 1 to 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 medium onion, cut into medium wedges
4 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 teaspoon McCormick® Whole Rosemary Leaves
1 teaspoon McCormick® Garlic Powder
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup dry red wine
1 tablespoon flour
8 slices Italian bread, toasted

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Place the pickling spice in the center of a piece of cheesecloth or coffee filter. Tie tightly with a long piece of string.
2 Place beef cubes, onion, carrot, crushed rosemary, garlic powder and bouillon cubes to slow cooker. Stir in tomatoes and wine. Add pickling spice bundle; cover.
3 Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH. Remove pickling spice bundle.
4 Thicken stew by mixing flour with 1 tablespoon water in medium bowl until smooth. Stir in several tablespoons hot liquid from stew, then stir flour mixture into stew. Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until stew thickens slightly. To serve, place 1 slice bread in each bowl. Spoon stew over bread.