Quick Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb beef, cut up, cooked (2 to 2 1/2 cups)
4 medium carrots, cut into 2
3 medium potatoes, pared and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup celery, sliced
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope onion soup mix
3 tablespoons unbleached flour
2 1/4 cups water

Preparation

Mix all ingredients in 2 1/2 quart casserole.
Cover and microwave on high (100%) to boiling, 10 to 12 minutes; stir.
Cover and let stand 5 minutes and microwave until vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes more, stirring every 5 minutes.