Let's have stew tonight! Here are 3 easy and very different recipes for stew you can make in your crockpot.

Recipe #1 - BARBEQUE BEEF STEW

* 2 lbs. stew meat
 * 3 tbsp. oil
 * 1 c. onion, sliced
 * 1/2 c. green pepper, chopped
 * 1 lg. clove garlic
 * 1/2 tsp. salt
 * 1/8 tsp. pepper
 * 2 c. beef stock
 * 1 can (8 oz.) tomatoes
 * 1 can (4 oz.) mushrooms
 * 1/3 c. barbecue sauce
 * 3 tbsp. cornstarch
 * 1/4 c. cold water

Saute onion, pepper and garlic in oil. Add salt, pepper, beef stock, tomatoes, mushrooms and barbecue sauce. Cook in slow cooker/Crock Pot on low heat 8-10 hours. Mix cornstarch, cold water and thicken before serving. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Recipe #2 - BRUNSWICK STEW

1 Chicken, 3 lbs, cut up
 2 quarts Water
 1 Onion, chopped
 2 cups Ham; cooked, cubed
 3 Potatoes, diced
 2 cans Tomatoes; 16 oz, ea, cut up
 10 ounces Lima beans, frozen and thawed
 10 ounces Corn; whole kernel, frozen, partially thawed
 2 teaspoons Salt
 1 teaspoon Sugar
 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
 1/2 teaspoon Seasoned salt

In a slow cooker/Crock Pot combine chicken with water, onion, ham, amd potatoes. Cook covered on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or until chicken is done. Lift chicken out of pot; remove meat from bones. Return chicken meat to pot. Add tomatoes, beans, corn, salt, seasoned salt, sugar and pepper. Cover and Cook on HIGH 1 hour. Makes 8 servings.

Recipe #3 - CROCKPOT CHICKEN STEW

2 lb Chicken breasts/skinless Boneless/ cut in 1" cubes
 2 c Fat-free chicken broth
 3 c Potatoes; peel, cube
 1 c Onion; chop
 1 c Celery; sliced
 1 c Carrots; sliced thin
 1 ts Paprika
 1/2 ts Pepper
 1/2 ts Rubbed sage
 1/2 ts Dried thyme
 6 oz No-salt-added tomato paste
 1/4 c Cold water
 3 tb Cornstarch

In a slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients; cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Mix water and cornstarch until smooth; stir into stew. Cook, covered, 30 minutes more or until the vegetables are tender.