Paleo Beef Stew in the Slow Cooker

This is a very hearty meal!  No side dishes needed for this one!  I love my slow cooker!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of kale, washed and chopped
• ~3lb grass-fed chuck roast
• 6 oz tomato paste
• 12 whole cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 Tbs coconut aminos
• 2 small onions, diced
• 1 rutabaga, peeled and cut into medium pieces
• 5-8 radishes, cut into quarters
• a hand full of carrots
• 1-2 cups fresh mushrooms
• 4 cups broth (I used homemade chicken stock)
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• Put the kale in the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Place beef on top of kale (I put the entire roast (still frozen) in)
• Spread tomato paste on top of beef.
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker
• Cook on low for ~9-10 hours.

This was the first time I’ve ever cooked a rutabaga!  I just peeled it and chopped it into large pieces.  I was worried it was going to taste weird…. but it was awesome!!  Even the kids ate it!  If I wouldn’t of cut it myself, I would of just thought it was a potato!!

before cooking

After cooking

YUM!

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