MUSHROOM AND BEEF STEW
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
When winter is coming, and that means one thing! It's time to get stewing. Nothing quite beats a hearty, rich, warming beef stew on a cold, dark, winter's evening. Beef stew is comfort food for the cold!
INGREDIENTS
· 5 cups water
· 3 cups fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
· 1 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1 ounce)
· 2 tablespoons gluten free flour
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 2 garlic cloves, minced
· 2 pounds beef stew meat
· 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
· Cooking spray
· 2 (8-ounce) packages pre-sliced baby bella mushrooms
· 1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced (about 10 cups)
· ¼ cup no salt added tomato paste
· 4 cups chopped red onion
· 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
· ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
· 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
DIRECTIONS
Bring water and broth to a boil in a saucepan. Add porcini mushrooms remove from heat, and let stand 15 minutes. Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving liquid. Chop porcini mushrooms and set aside.
Combine flour, salt, garlic, and beef. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add half of beef mixture; sauté 4 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan. Repeat with 1 teaspoon oil and remaining beef mixture. Remove and spray pan with cooking spray and add bella and cremini mushrooms; cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 10 minutes or until mushrooms are soft. Stir in the reserved porcini liquid, chopped porcini, beef mixture, and tomato paste; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 450°.
Combine remaining 1 teaspoon oil and onion on a foil-lined pan; thoroughly coating. Bake at 450° for 25 minutes, stirring twice.
Add roasted onion, rosemary, and pepper to stew. Cover and simmer stew an additional 30 minutes or until beef is tender. Sprinkle with parsley.
MACROS
Serving size: 1 1/2 CUPS
Calories per serving 324
Fat per serving 10.7g
Protein per serving 32.6g
Carbohydrate per serving 25.2g
Fiber per serving 6.1g
Sodium per serving 509