Savory Vegetable Beef Stew Recipe

Heat a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir beef stew meat and Italian dressing until meat is evenly browned about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups water beef bouillon diced tomatoes beef broth tomato sauce garlic bay leaf salt oregano and pepper to skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low cover and simmer until meat is tender about 1 1/2 hours.

Place potatoes carrots bell pepper and onion in stew; cover and simmer over medium-low heat until vegetables are tender about 45 minutes.

Combine flour and cold water in a small bowl; mix until smooth. Stir flour mixture into stew bring to a boil; cook and stir until stew is thickened about 2 minutes. Discard bay leaf before serving.