Healthy dinners

Slow Cooker Low-Calorie Beef Stew

Nothing is better than a comforting beef stew on a cold winter's night. But most beef stew recipes can add up when it comes to the calorie count due to the typical "beef stew" cut of meat and rich beef stock. As a leaner but still flavorful alternative, this recipe uses top sirloin, which is a naturally leaner cut of meat.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound top sirloin, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 large (about 1 1/2 pounds) Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 6 large (about 1 pound) carrots, peeled and sliced into bite-sized discs
  • 1 (15-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 4 cups tomato juice

Step by step

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Place the beef, water, and minced onion in a 4-quart slow cooker, and cook on high for 1 hour.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker, and cook on low for 7 hours, assuring that the meat and vegetables become tender.

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