Name: Spicy Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h 13 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 pound chuck steak, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 3 tablespoons flour; 1 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon cumin; 2 plum tomatoes, chopped; 2 15 ounce cans white hominy, drained and rinsed; 1 green and yellow bell pepper, chopped; 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (from a 7 ounce can), seeded and chopped, plus 1 tablespoon of the adobo sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice; Sour cream (optional)

If your palate leans toward spicier recipes, add this beef stew to your collection. Perfect for weeknights, this one-dish meal simmers all day in the slow cooker and is ready when you get home.

Ingredients

Directions

1 of 4 Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook 7 minutes. Remove to slow cooker bowl.
2 of 4 Add onion to skillet. Cook 3 minutes. Stir in tomato paste; cook 2 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
3 of 4 Scrape onion mixture into slow cooker bowl. Stir in broth, oregano and cumin; cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 5 hours.
4 of 4 Stir in tomatoes, hominy, peppers, chipotle and adobo sauce. Cook 1-1/2 hours more. Stir in lime juice. Serve with sour cream, if desired.

Nutrition Information for Spicy Beef Stew
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Per Serving: 21 g pro., 223 kcal cal., 7 g Fat, total, 22 g carb., 2 g sat. fat, 33 mg chol., 925 mg sodium, 4 g fiber