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Crock Pot Hungarian Goulash

Crock Pot Hungarian Goulash (from SavingDinner.com menu mailers for 2)
(serves 2—use small crock pot if you have one, or make a double batch and take leftovers to work...)

2 teaspoons olive oil

2/3 pound lean stew beef, cut into 1-inch cubes (all visible fat trimmed)

1/3 an onion, sliced

1/3 of a large red bell pepper, seeded, de-ribbed and cut into strips

5-oz. canned low sodium beef broth

2-oz. canned tomato paste

1-2 cloves garlic, pressed

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon paprika

Salt and pepper to taste

1 dash caraway seed-OPTIONAL

4 teaspoons cold water

1 tablespoon flour

• In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown beef until browned. Add onions, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent and fragrant.
• Now place beef and veggies in a slow cooker.
• Combine broth, tomato paste, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, salt, pepper and caraway seed. Stir into beef mixture.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, or until beef is tender.
• Thirty minutes before you are ready to serve dinner, mix together water and flour. Gradually stir this into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve with wide egg noodles and steamed broccoli.

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