Easy Vegetable Beef Stew

• 1 lb beef stew meat
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups onions, cut into wedges
• 4 carrots, cut into 1 inch strips
• 1 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup celery
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Combine beef pieces, tomatoes and onion in Dutch oven. Cover tightly, bake 1 hour.
3. Add carrots, bell pepper, celery, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper to beef mixture, stir. Cover and bake an additional 45 minutes or until beef and carrots are tender.
4. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, cook and stir 10 minutes or until lightly browned and tender. Stir mushrooms into stew.
5. Adjust seasonings to taste.

beef stew meat, tomatoes, onions, carrots, green bell pepper, celery, italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, vegetable oil, mushroom

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-vegetable-beef-stew-347254 (may not work)