ghetto beef tips and carrots

ghetto beef tips

ingredients:

1 lb stew meat
1 package low sodium brown gravy mix
1 package french onion soup mix
1 can of golden cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
pepper to taste

directions:

preheat oven to 300 degrees.

in a small bowl stir the mixes, mushroom soup and water together until combined.  spread stew meat evenly in an 8x8 pan.  pour the soup mixture over the meat and sprinkle with pepper.  cover tightly with foil and bake for 3 hours.  remove from oven and break the meat apart with a fork.  serve over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes.

glazed carrots

ingredients:

4 carrots peeled and sliced on the diagonal
2 tbs butter
salt and pepper to taste

preheat a non-stick skillet over medium heat.  melt the butter in the pan and toss the carrots in.  stir until coated.  add the salt and pepper.  cover the pan with lid and let steam in the butter for 5-7 minutes until tender.