Spicy Beef Stew, Crock Pot

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb chuck steak, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups low sodium beef broth
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans hominy, drained and rinsed
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo, seeded and chopped, plus 1 tablespoon of the adobo sauce (from a 7 ounce can)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. add steak and cook 7 minutes. remove to slow cooker bowl.
• 2 add onion to skillet. cook 3 minutes. stir in tomato paste; cook 2 minutes. add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• 3 scrape onion mixture into slow cooker bowl. stir in broth, oregano and cumin; cook on high for 3 hours or low for 5 hours.
• 4 stir in tomatoes, hominy, peppers, chipotle and adobo sauce. cook 1-1/2 hours more. stir in lime juice. serve with sour cream, if desired.