Slow Cooker Poor Man’s Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef browned and drained
• 1 1/2 lbs potatoes diced large
• 3 carrots sliced
• 1 onion diced
• 1 garlic clove minced (I had this on hand already)
• 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. dried oregano

Instructions:

• Add the cooked ground beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic to a 5-quart or larger slow cooker.
• In a small bowl whisk together the tomato paste, water, salt, pepper, onion powder and oregano. Pour this mixture over everything in the slow cooker. Stir.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
• Serve with buttered sandwich bread. Enjoy!