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Skinny Irish Pub Beef Stew: You'll Love it for St. Patrick's Day!

Skinny Irish Pub Beef Stew

Ingredients
  

  • Cooking Spray
  • 1¼ pounds lean beef stew meat, trim any fat, cut into 1-inch cubes, see shopping tips
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 cups onions, chopped (about 3 onions)
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste, see shopping tips
  • 1 (24 oz.) container Swanson’s reduced-sodium beef stock or broth (3 cups)
  • 1 (12 oz.) bottle lite beer or 1 (11.2oz) bottle Guinness Draught beer (if using Guinness, it adds 1 more Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS per serving)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 2 cups (~ 2 medium) baking potatoes, peeled and cut into ½ inch chunks
  • 2 cups (~2 medium) sweet potatoes (yams), peeled and cut into ½ inch chunks
  • 1½ cups carrots, peeled and cut into ½ inch slices
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • A little water

Instructions
 

  • Coat a large nonstick pan, pot, or Dutch oven with cooking spray.  Add beef cubes to pan and cook for 5 minutes, over medium-high heat. Turn to brown on all sides.  Using a slotted spoon, remove the beef from pan.
  • Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in same pan. Add onions and cook for about 3 minutes.  Stir in garlic and continue to cook until onions are soft, about  2 more minutes.  Stir often.
  • Add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute,  stirring often.
  • Stir in beef stock and beer, scraping down the sides to loosen the browned bits.
  • Add back browned beef and stir in bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.  Stir occasionally.
  • Add potatoes, sweet potatoes and bring to a boil.  Turn down to a simmer, cover, and cook for an additional 40 minutes.
  • Stir in carrots, cover, and simmer for 30 more minutes.
  • In a small bowl, add cornstarch and a little water, and using a whisk or fork, slowly mix to dissolve.  Add dissolved cornstarch to stew and mix well.   Cook uncovered over medium-high heat until stew is thickened, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove bay leaves before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cupsCalories: 316kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 24gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 423mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gBlue Smart Points: 6Green Smart Points: 6Plus Points: 7