Beef and Noodles

Another family recipe, this one is from my mother-in-law. My older kids love it, my younger one prefers just the noodles with a little gravy. I think it's the texture of the meat or something. Anyway. My mother-in-law only uses the soups and meat. I prefer to add carrots and potatoes, that way it's more like a stew. Serve over cooked egg noodles or mashed potatoes!

Beef and Noodles

1 can french onion soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can beefy mushroom soup
1.5 to 2lbs stew meat
Carrots and potatoes (optional)
Hot cooked egg noodles or mashed potatoes.

Peel and chop the carrots and potatoes into 1" chunks. Or be lazy like me and just use a small bag of baby carrots. Place the vegetables in to bottom of a crockpot. Put the stew meat on top of the carrots and potatoes. Mix the soups together and pour on top of everything. I like to give it a little stir to break up the meat, but it's not really necessary. Set the crockpot on low and let it cook until dinner time (about 8 hours). Or if you forget to start it in the morning and remember around lunch, then it's best to set it on high (4-5 hours). Prepare the noodles or mashed potatoes and serve with the stew on top. Yummy!