Easy Oven Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. stew cut beef
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. paprika
4 small onions, quartered
4 small potatoes, pared and halved
1 c. celery, chopped
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 c. water
2 tsp. salt
4 small carrots, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
1 slice white bread

Preparation

Mix all ingredients in a large casserole dish.
Place 1 piece of white bread on top of mixture and bake, covered, at 350\u00b0 for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Once during baking time, stir bread down into stew as a thickener.