Easy Oven Baked Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 - 2 lbs beef stew meat
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 (16 ounce) bags frozen stew vegetables (onion, potatoes, carrots)
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes (undrained)
1 bay leaf
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package Lipton Beef and Onion Soup mix
1/2 cup dry red wine or 1/2 cup water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F In 2 1/2 quart casserole toss beef with flour, then bake uncovered 20 minutes - stirring once halfway through.
Reduce heat to 350\u00b0F Add frozen stew vegetables, tomatoes, bay leaf, soup mix and wine.
Bake covered 1 1/2 hour or until beef is tender. Stir after one hour.
Season to taste (season salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper).
Serve as is or over rice or noodles.