Easy Three-Bean Beef Stew

• 1 lb. beef cubed steaks, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 tbsp. butter
• margarine
• 1 can (1-3/4 lb.) whole tomatoes
• 1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed beef consumme
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup regular barley
• 1/4 cup frozen chopped onion
• 1-1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. dried marjoram leaves
• 1/4 tsp. dried thyme leaves
• 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen baby lima beans, broken apart
• 1 pkg. (9 oz.) frozen Italian
• French style green
• Beans, broken apart
• 1 can (15 oz.) butter beans, drained
• 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese

1. Brown cubed steak pieces in butter in Dutch oven over medium hat.
2. Stir in tomatoes, with their liquid, consumme, water, barley, onion, salt, marjoram and thyme.
3. heat to boiling, reduce heat.
4. cover and simmer 50 min.
5. Stir in lima beans and green beans.
6. Heat to boiling.
7. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 min.
8. Stir in butter beans.
9. Cover and simmer 10 min.
10. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

beef, butter, margarine, tomatoes, condensed beef, water, regular barley, onion, salt, marjoram leaves, thyme, beans, italian, french style green, beans, butter beans, romano cheese

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/47 (may not work)