Like Moms Beef Stew

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 12 ounces tiny new potatoes, quartered
• 4 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
• 1 10 3/4 - ounce can reduced-fat and reduced-sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup, such as Healthy Request brand
• 1 cup lower-sodium beef broth
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram or dried thyme, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 2 cups frozen cut green beans

1. 1.tCoat a large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Trim any fat from beef cubes. Add half of the beef cubes. Cook and stir until brown; remove from skillet. Add the remaining beef cubes; cook and stir until brown. Drain off any fat.
2. 2.tPlace meat in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Add potatoes, carrots, onion, cream of mushroom soup, broth, and marjoram. Stir to combine.
3. 3.tCover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 4 1/2 hours.
4. 4.tIf using low-heat setting, turn cooker to high-heat setting. Stir in green beans. Cover and cook about 30 minutes more or just until beans are tender.
5. Or prepare in a Dutch Oven and back at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Add green beans and cook an additional 30 minutes.

nonstick cooking spray, boneless beef chuck roast, potatoes, carrots, onion, condensed cream, lower, thyme, cumin, beans

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/like-moms-beef-stew-52979351 (may not work)