This is a great one-pot meal for the whole family. When I serve this dish to our family of 5 (that have teeth, anyway), there are usually plenty of leftovers. You can use pre-cut stew meat to save on time, but I find that the pieces are too big and it makes for a more chewy texture. For my methods behind quick stew meat cooking, read this article on best, quick, browning techniques.
Ingredients
2-3 lbs. roast beef or other beef portion
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 cup onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
12 mushrooms, quartered
2 cups uncooked wild rice
2 (10.5 oz.) cans lower sodium beef broth
2 cups frozen peas
3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
½ tsp. fresh ground pepper
1 bay leaf
2 cups water
Dust the beef with flour and sear in a Dutch oven in hot oil until browned on all sides, then remove from the heat (leave the oil in the pot) and allow to cool before cutting into bite-sized chunks. While the meat is cooking/cooling, prepare the veggies.
Sauté the onions in the oil for 3 minutes or until they begin to soften, then add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the beef and the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes or until the rice is cooked.
Viola! Only one cooking pot gets dirtied and you get 3 food groups in one meal!
One pot meals are the best!!
I reeeeaaalllly want to try this recipe, however I *SUCK* at cooking large pieces of beef, I don’t know how but I manage to over-cook it every time. Could you please tell me how you cooked your roast for this recipe? (I couldn’t get the link to work)
Did you just brown it real quick and let it cook the rest of the way while it was boiling? Or did you cook the meat completely, then cut it and add it to the rest?
i love simple meals like this. The past two weeks I’ve bought groceries for the week and made freezer meals. So basically I’ll get an a meal, slightly thaw, pop it in the slow cooker, and by the time everyone is hungry dinner is ready and I did no work whatsoever! I’m loving the free time I et to spend at the playground with the baby without having to worry about getting home to cook dinner.
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I saw one of your posts on the freezer meals, it’s a great idea! Thanks for visiting 🙂
I love only using 1 pot. Thanks for sharing!