This easy one-pot meal puts the comfort in comfort food and doubles as health food.

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  • Preparation Time

    20 minutes

  • Cooking Time

    8 hours

  • Difficulty Rating

    1

  • Serves

    10

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Ingredients

  1. 1¼ lbs / 560 gm lean meat, i.e. 85% lean grass-fed, cut into 1-inch / 2½ cm cubes
  2. 3 cups / 300 gm (2 medium) potatoes, regular or sweet, halved lengthwise, and sliced ½ inch / 1½ cm thick
  3. ¾ cup / 85 gm (1 medium) onion, cut into wedges
  4. ¾ cup / 75 gm chopped celery
  5. ¾ cup / 100 gm sliced carrots
  6. 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  7. 1 cup / 240 ml organic tomato juice
  8. 1½ cups / 360 ml low-sodium vegetable or beef broth/stock
  9. 1 bay leaf
  10. 1 tsp. / 0.7 gm dried sage
  11. 1 tsp. / 1 gm dried thyme
  12. 1 tsp. / ½ gm dried parsley
  13. Ground black pepper to taste
  14. 4 cloves garlic, minced
  15. Salt or salt substitute to taste

Directions

  1. In a 3½-4-quart / 3½ or 4 liter slow cooker, pot, or pressure cooker, combine meat, potatoes, onion, celery, carrots, and tomatoes.
  2. Stir in broth, bay leaf, herbs, black pepper, and garlic.
  3. Choose one of the following cooking methods:
    • In a slow cooker, cook covered over low heat setting for 7-8 hours or high-heat setting for 3½ to 4 hours.
    • In a regular pot, cook covered over medium heat for 3½ to 4 hours.
    • In an open pressure cooker, bring to a boil over high heat. Lower heat to low-medium, cover cooker, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and bring pressure down before removing cover.
  4. Remove from heat, and stir in tomato juice and serve. Season with salt or salt substitute, if desired.

Serving Size: ֲ1 cup

Exchanges per Serving: 1 Carb, 2 Protein, 0 Fat

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Comments 27

  3. sshamblin

    I just joined and I am going through my list of favorites. I Like stews and this sounded very good. There is only me to cook for and I noticed none of the recipes say how many servings there are. Can anyone tell me approx. how many servings there are in this recipe?

  5. AnnPeter

    I am having trouble with this form of eating. My doctor put me on an 1800 calorie food plan. I need the calories for these recipie so. Is there anywhere I can find them. I would like to follow both but need the calorie count.

    • Ossie-Sharon

      Hi, AnnPeter. We don’t work with calories here, but rather with meeting your nutritional needs. The following is the menu pattern of exchanges (similar to the system used by diabetes associations) that would work for you based on your physician’s prescription:
      Breakfast: 2 carbs, 1 protein, 1 fruit, 1 fat or sweet (e.g., jam)
      AM Snack: 1 carb, 1 protein, 1 fruit
      Lunch: 1 carb, 3 protein, 1 fat, 2 non-starchy vegetables
      Afternoon Snack: 1 carb, 1 protein, 1 non-starchy vegetable
      Dinner: 2 carb, 3 protein, 1 fat, 1 non-starchy vegetable
      Evening Snack: 1 protein, 1 carb or fruit or dessert
      Our list of exchanges is here: http://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists.

  19. mmtuttle

    I fix this all the time because it is so simple. But I don’t use all the spices or tomatoes. A chuck roast, Potatoes, Onions, Celery, Carrots & garlic are all that are needed. The roast and vegetables compliment each other without extra flavorings.

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