Crock-Pot Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb beef stew meat
8 new potatoes, quartered
3 carrots, sliced
1 stalk celery, sliced
1/2 medium onion, chopped
0.5 (1 1/4 ounce) package onion soup mix
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can beef consomme
1 (12 ounce) can cola
1 cup red wine
2 tablespoons instant mashed potatoes

Preparation

Place ingredients, except mashed potato flakes, in the crockpot in the order listed.
Cook on low for 7-8 hours.
Remove cover and stir in instant mashed potato flakes.
Leave cover off, turn crockpot on high, and cook for an additional hour.