Slow Cooked Beef Stew & Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 - 1 1/2 lb stewing beef
1 onion, cut into large pieces
3 large potatoes, peeled & cut into large chunks
1 cup baby carrots
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef broth
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
salt & pepper
1 (1 ounce) package brown gravy mix (package size varies)
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

Preparation

Assemble all the ingredients except the gravy mix & mushroom soup in a crock pot or roasting pan. Cover with the lid.
If using a crock pot cook on low for 5 hours (half that time on high). If cooking in the oven bake for 2.5 hours on 325\u00b0F.
During the last hour of cooking stir the brown gravy mix & cream of mushroom soup into the pan. Recover & continue to cook.