I was going to make beef stew in the crackpot as usual, but all our crackpots are still dirty. From Christmas Eve. Yep. What can I say, I'm a Dirty Girl. So rather than wash the crackpots, I decided I'd make the stew in the oven.

package of beef stew meat

frozen or canned peas

baby carrots

two baking potatoes

onions

garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt and pepper

can of tomato soup (you can also use cream of mushroom if you want a creamier consistancy)

Preheat oven to 350. Realize that you didn't take the meat out of the freezer in time and now you have to defrost it in the microwave. Surf the internet and eat cookies while you wait.

Put everything in a casserole dish. (I cut the potatoes into pieces and cut the baby carrots in half.) Put in the oven covered for 90 minutes. If you have more time, uncover after 90 minutes and keep it in there for another 30-60 minutes. The longer you keep it in the oven, the more tender the beef will be.