Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Root Vegetables

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. beef stew meat
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 12 ounces potatoes, scrubbed clean and cut into ½-inch pieces
• 8 ounces parsnips, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces
• 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes, with their liquid
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 8 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• ¼ cup cornstarch, optional for thickening
• to taste fine salt and black pepper

Instructions

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