Easy Slow-Cooker Beef Stew

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Coming home to the savory aroma of our hearty beef and veggie slow-cooker stew, you might want to do a happy dance. Go ahead. It's better for you, too.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

8 hr 30 min

servings

total:

4 servings, about 1-3/4 cups each

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What You Need

cup fat-free reduced-sodium beef broth

1/4

cup KRAFT Italian Vinaigrette Dressing made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/4

cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce

tsp. dried oregano leaves

lb. beef stew meat, cut into 1-1/4-inch cubes

lb. small red potatoes (about 8), cut into bite-size pieces

large carrots, cut into 1-inch-thick slices

large onion, cut into bite-size pieces

slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped

Tbsp. flour

1/4

cup water

Make It

MIX first 4 ingredients in slow cooker. Add all remaining ingredients except flour and water; toss to coat. Cover with lid. Cook on LOW 8 to 9 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours).

TRANSFER meat and vegetables to serving bowl with slotted spoon; cover to keep warm.

MIX flour and water until well blended. Whisk into juices in slow cooker; cover. Cook on HIGH 15 min. or until sauce is slightly thickened; spoon over meat and vegetables.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using your favorite flavor of KRAFT Barbecue Sauce.

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a cook

posted:12/17/2008

sorry this recipe was horrible. the flavors of the dressing and bbq sauce just do not go together at all. Has to throw out the whole thing.

a cook

posted:12/11/2008

The Italian dressing seemed to overpower the taste. I will make it again but use less Italian dressing or no Italian dressing.

a cook

posted:12/5/2008

I followed the directions exactly and it was terrible. The Italian dressing / BBQ sauce flavors didn't go well together. No one in my family would eat it. We ended up ordering pizza.

rosiecheex

posted:11/27/2008

This is one of the best beef stews I have ever tasted and the flavor of the bbq sauce mellows out after being in the crock pot for so long. When adding the flour at the end I used an extra couple of tbsps of water so it wouldn't be so thick and it turned out great.

kymomma05

posted:11/21/2008

Gross!!! I luv stuff outta my crockpot, but this was terrible!!! If you make homemade beef stew, or roast,carrots & potatoes, then don't make this...you will be very upset. Way toooOOo sweet, it was mushy...yuk!

juliems01

posted:11/18/2008

We love this recipe. made it a few times now. I use my favorite bbq sauce which is a sweeter one (because that was what I had) and it was so good. This is super easy and really good.

a cook

posted:11/17/2008

This was the best beef stew recipe I have ever made. The meat was so tender and the veggies were excellent. I did omit the bacon and the stew turned out great!

a cook

posted:11/11/2008

This is a great recipe - I added 1/4 cup red wine to it and it was a lovely cozy Sunday dinner....next time would add more veggies though like brussel sprouts :)

larawells

posted:11/10/2008

Easy and delicious!

kimmiw

posted:11/2/2008

My husband and I loved this recipe, this is the second time in two weeks that I am making it.