Crock Pot Stew - Aunt Gertie Style!

1 lb stew meat cut in cubes

flour for dredging

1 TBS olive oil

3 peeled carrots chopped into chunks

1 32 oz. can of diced tomatoes

1 package dry brown gravy mixed with 1 cup water

2 smaller potatoes peeled and cut up into chunks

1 onion chopped up

1/2 lb whole wheat orzo cooked

Dredge the stew meat in flour and brown in a pan over high hear in olive oil. Set crock pot to 8-10 hour setting and add to it the browned meat, stewed tomatoes, brown gravy mix & onion. When it's about halfway done (after 4-5 hours) add the carrots and potatoes. Finish cooking and then serve over cooked orzo. This is the first time I used the orzo and I highly reccommend it - it was perfect! My Aunt Gertie always made her stew this way (tomato based) and it's so so so so yummy!