Name: Prep-Ahead Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces - 2 pounds; Worcestershire sauce - 1 tablespoon; No salt herb seasoning - 1 teaspoon; Potatoes - 5 medium; Carrots - 4 medium; Yellow onion - 1 medium; Tomato juice - ¾ cup; Stewed tomatoes - 1 (14.5 ounce) can; Fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings - 2 medium

Ingredients for - Prep-Ahead Slow Cooker Beef Stew

1. Beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 pounds

2. Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon

3. No salt herb seasoning 1 teaspoon

4. Potatoes 5 medium

5. Carrots 4 medium

6. Yellow onion 1 medium

7. Tomato juice ¾ cup

8. Stewed tomatoes 1 (14.5 ounce) can

9. Fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings 2 medium

How to cook deliciously - Prep-Ahead Slow Cooker Beef Stew

1 . Stage

The night before, cut up potatoes and carrots and slice onions. Put all the vegetables in a plastic container filled with water for 8 hours to overnight.

2 . Stage

Also the night before, marinate the stew meat with Worcestershire sauce and herb seasoning in a plastic storage bag. Place in the refrigerator.

3 . Stage

In the morning, put the raw beef in the bottom of your slow cooker. Drain the vegetables, and pour in on top of the beef. Pour in the stewed tomatoes and tomato juice. If you like your stew a little spicy, add a chopped jalapeno pepper or two.

4 . Stage

Turn the slow cooker on high for 1 hour. Then, set your slow cooker to low for 6-8 hours. The beef will cook completely, and will be very tender.