Italian-style beef stew

Italian-style beef stew

An easy, superhealthy stew full of vitamin C

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily doubled or halved

Easily doubled

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Super healthy

Method

  1. In a large saucepan, cook onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 mins until softened and turning golden. Tip in the beef strips, pepper, tomatoes and rosemary, then bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 mins until the meat is cooked through, adding some boiling water if needed. Stir through the olives and serve with mash or polenta.
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Make it vegetarian

Leave out the beef and cook 1 chopped aubergine and 1 chopped courgette along with the pepper. Finish by sprinkling over some feta cheese.

Per serving

225 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 7g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.87 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2006.

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  • 11 December 2007

    littlelouise rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    easy healthy and tasty recipe - I had quite a lot of thin sauce so it may be worth adding a little flour just to thicken it a little.

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  • 20 December 2007

    Sarah rated this recipe

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  • 04 January 2008

    Natasha commented on this recipe

    I agree with littlelouise I also let the sauce reduce for a while because the sauce was quite thin. great recipe though

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  • 07 February 2008

    foodie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Good, chopped the olives and thickened it a little

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  • 11 February 2008

    becky rated this recipe

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  • 01 April 2008

    Carolly rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very easy to cook and tasty, added half a courgette and a beef stock cube to add extra flavour.

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  • 07 April 2008

    nicmcd rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This has become a firm staple in my house. I use 2 tins of chopped tomatoes and tend to add some cornflour to thicken up the sauce if it hasn't reduced enough. I also chuck in other vegetables that I have in the fridge so have tried this with carrots, green beans, sugarsnap peas etc. All good; a great recipe.

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  • 08 April 2008

    Abbey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    nice recipe although i don't like tomato but my boyfriend does so added a touch of paprika and reduced it down more

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  • 11 April 2008

    katyrouth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    To get a thicker sauce and make this with cheaper meat, just follow the recipe above but in an ovenproof dish, then chuck it into an oven for an hour or so to reduce the tomatoes and cook the beef till its really tender. Delicious!

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  • 02 May 2008

    Fiona rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really enjoyed this dish - served it with new potatoes which worked well.

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  • 23 July 2008

    mamashaz rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to make. I used stewing steak and just popped it into the oven till the meat was really tender. I also added a couple more peppers that needed using. Left out the olives though!!! Proved I don't need to buy casserole mixes with goodness knows what in them!!!

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  • 20 September 2008

    Kirsty rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily doubled or halved

Easily doubled

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Super healthy

Freezes well to eat later

Ingredients

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Per serving

225 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 7g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.87 g

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