Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 2 bay leaves
• ½ cup(s) quick cooking tapioca
• 1 pound(s) stew beef, cubed
• 1 pound(s) carrots
• 2 onions
• 3 stalk(s) celery
• 1 teaspoon(s) garlic powder
• + 5 more ingredients
• • 1 28 oz can tomatoes
  • 1 4 oz can mushrooms (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon(s) salt
  • fresh ground pepper, to taste
  • ½ cup(s) red wine or water

Trim any large bits of fat from the meat. Peel carrots and cut into 1/2 inch rounds. Dice onion; slice celery crosswise.  Add all ingredients to slow cooker and mix thoroughly. Set temperature control to high ( 5 to 6 hours cooking time) or low (10 to 12 hours cooking time). In general, avoid rem...

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