Crock Pot Beef Stew

Crock Pot Beef Stew

1 1/2 lbs lean beef stew meat cut in small pieces
2 T flour
Salt/Pepper
1 1/2 cups low fat low sodium beef broth
1/2 cup red wine
2 garlic cloves - minced
2 onion diced
4 carrots, peeled, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces
3 celery stalks cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces
1 T corn starch
3 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
2 cups washed, sliced mushrooms
1 tsp dried parsley

Toss meat in flour to coat. Place meat in bottom of crock pot. Add carrots, onions, celery and mushrooms on top of meat in crock pot. In a bowl, mix 1/2 cup of beef broth with corn starch. Add in the remaining 1 cup of beef broth, wine, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper and mix. Pour liquid over meat and vegetables in crock pot. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours. Then add potatoes and incorporate into veggies and meat. Cook for an additional 2 hours (if you are cooking on high) or an additional 4 hours (if cooking on low).