Spicy Beef Stew
From: Family CircleIf your palate leans toward spicier recipes, add this beef stew to your collection. Perfect for weeknights, this one-dish meal simmers all day in the slow cooker and is ready when you get home.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound chuck steak, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons flour
1-1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
2 cans (15 ounces each) white hominy, drained and rinsed
1 each green and yellow bell pepper, chopped
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (from a 7 ounce can), seeded and chopped, plus 1 tablespoon of the adobo sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
Sour cream (optional)
Directions
1. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook 7 minutes. Remove to slow cooker bowl.
2. Add onion to skillet. Cook 3 minutes. Stir in tomato paste; cook 2 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
3. Scrape onion mixture into slow cooker bowl. Stir in broth, oregano and cumin; cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 5 hours.
4. Stir in tomatoes, hominy, peppers, chipotle and adobo sauce. Cook 1-1/2 hours more. Stir in lime juice. Serve with sour cream, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 223, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 33 mg, Sodium 925 mg, Carbohydrate 22 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 21 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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