Slow Cooked Beef Stew

This is one of my favorite winter recipes and it couldn't be easier!

4-6 potatoes, peeled, and cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 lb carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
1 pkg stew meat (about 1 lb)
1 pkg. Onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
2-3 bay leaves
salt and pepper

In an oven proof pot or in a crock pot layer 1/2 of the stew meat, followed by half of the potatoes and carrots. Salt and Pepper each layer. Then repeat with the rest of the stew meat and potatoes and carrots. In a a small bowl combine the soups (cream of mushroom and cream of celery), and tomato sauce. On top of the meat and veggies add the bay leaves and sprinkle the dry soup mix evenly over the top. Then pour the soup/tomato mixture on top of that. Cover with a lid and bake in the oven on 275 for 4-6 hours or in the crock pot on high for 4-6 hours or until bubbly and the veggies and meat are tender. Enjoy! (sometimes I cut up celery in chunks as well and add that if I have it)