Savory Vegetable Beef Stew

By flowerpower3034

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 3 * 3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/3 * 1/3 cup Italian salad dressing
• 2 * 2 cups water
• 2 * 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 * 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 * 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed beef broth, undiluted
• 3 * 3 cups of V-8 Juice
• 1 * 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 * 1 bay leaf
• 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 * 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 * 6 small potatoes, quartered
• 6 * 6 medium carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 bag of frozen green beans
• 1 * 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 * 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 * 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 * 3 tablespoons cold water

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven, brown meat in salad dressing over medium heat. Add the next 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Add the potatoes, carrots, green pepper and onion. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Combine flour and cold water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf before serving.