Crock Pot Beef Quinoa Stew
This Crock Pot Beef Quinoa Stew is delicious and a great way to add healthy quinoa to your diet.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb. lean beef stew meat
- 1 small onion (diced)
- ½ yellow or green bell pepper (diced)
- 2 ribs celery (sliced)
- ½ cup fresh carrot medallions
- 14 ounce stewed or crushed tomatoes (undrained)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups cooked quinoa
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet or the Crock Pot Slow Cooker 5 in 1 appliance set to saute/brown setting and brown the stew meat.
- Add the onion, pepper, celery and carrots to the skillet or crock pot appliance and saute for about 5 minutes.
- If using a skillet transfer the ingredients to a slow cooker. If using the new crock pot appliance change the setting from saute/brown to slow cook.
- Set the temperature on high and the time for 4 hours.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients except the Quinoa to the slow cooker and cook for 4 hours.
- Once the 4 hours are up add the Quinoa to the crock pot and stir well.
- Replace the cover and cook an addition 15-20 minutes allowing the Quinoa to warm up.
Nutrition
Calories: 652kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 61gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 1037mgPotassium: 1914mgFiber: 11gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 6098IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 185mgIron: 10mg
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