Oven Baked Stew

I love Stew, and this is one of the best that I have tried.  I love it for Sundays because it is so easy to throw together before church.  I usually half the recipe and it still makes plenty for my family of four.  Just decrease cooking time to two hours.  It makes the house smell amazing!  It is really good with rolls and a green salad.

Oven Baked Stew

8 servings

2 (1 oz) packages of Dry Onion Soup mix

1/2 teaspoon Paprika

2 pounds lean Beef Stew Meat (cut up into bite sized pieces)

5 medium Potatoes, peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces

6 large Carrots, peeled and diced

1 small Onion, chopped

2 cans Cream of Celery Soup
1 cup Ketchup

DIRECTIONS:  Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large plastic bag, combine the dry onion soup mix and paprika. Add in meat and shake the bag to coat meat with the seasonings. (You may have to do that step in two batches, for all the meat to fit) Once meat is coated, spread it out evenly into a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish.

Top meat evenly with diced potatoes, carrots and onion.

Mix the cream of celery soup and ketchup in a small bowl. Pour all over the meat and vegetables. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 2 1/2 hours