Modern Pioneer Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix
2 lb. beef stew meat, cut up
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 to 3/4 can water
splash of red Burgundy wine (optional)
potatoes, cut up
carrots, cut up
celery, cut up

Preparation

Sprinkle Lipton mix over bottom of casserole dish or pan.
(I use 2 1/2-quart casserole.)
Put meat on top of soup mix.
Mix can of soup with water; add splash of red wine.
Pour soup mixture over meat.
Add the cut up vegetables on top.
Season with salt and pepper.
Cover tightly.
Bake 2 1/2 to 3 hours in 300\u00b0
oven. Serve with Bisquick biscuits or crusty French bread.