Healthy Recipe Alert - Slow Cooker Fajita Stew

My fajita stew turned out amazing, in my opinion, the hubbs said it was good as well!  Its super healthy: lean protein, veggies, low carb, what's not to love?!

Below is the recipe and then my modifications to it:

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs boneless beef top round steak
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
14 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 oz. fajita seasoning mix
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup water

Preparation
Trim excess fat from beef and cut in to 2 inch pieces (I did this the night before so I wouldn't have to deal with it in the morning).  Combine with onion and garlic in a 4-5 quart slow cooker.  Mix together fajita mix and undrained tomatoes and pour over beef.  Place peppers on top.  Cover crockpot and cook on low 7-9 hours.

Combine flour with water in a small bowl and stir well to mix.  Add gradually to crockpot and stir well.  Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 15-20 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.  Serve stew with hot cooked rice or hot couscous.

My changes - I added 1 can reduced sodium black beans and 1 can no sugar added corn.  I mixed this with the tomatoes and fajita seasoning.  I also added cayenne pepper and red chili pepper flakes to the sauce mixture.  Instead of 1/4 cup water I used chicken stock (the rest of my container which was probably 1/3-1/2 cup) and poured it in with everything else instead of waiting (didn't want anything to burn).  I then added about 1/2 cup flour total and poured it directly in the crock pot and stirred.  Turned out GREAT!!!!  Hope you enjoy!!



Not my picture and I didn't serve mine with cheese, however this is pretty much what it looked like, yum!