Menu Monday Linkup: Slow Cooker Stew and Sourdough

I'm sharing a ridiculously easy slow cooker recipe today, but as the weather turns colder here I love putting the slow cooker to good use and there's nothing like a beautiful hearty stew on a chilly evening.

I was lucky enough to receive some yummo sourdough bread from Bakers Delight as well, which made the perfect accompaniment to our meal.

I will say, you can substitute pretty much any veggie for this meal depending what is in season and your own preferences. That's the joy of slow cooking, it's really hard to make a mistake!

Firstly I diced up some steak. Honestly it was cheaper than buying pre-diced, which I then usually have to dice finer anyway for my small people.

I tossed it in some flour with salt and pepper through it then browned in my wok, along with some diced onion.

You can totally skip this bit if you want and just whack it straight in the slow cooker, I just had the time to for once.

Once the meat was sealed I dumped it in my slow cooker dish and added a tin (440g) of diced tomatoes along with chopped carrots and celery.

I then popped the cooker on high for a couple of hours and went to do other things.

With a couple of hours left to stew I added sliced mushroom and diced zucchini.

You can totally chuck them in at the start too, but I find the zucchini can get a bit slimy if it cooks the full time.

And that's it! Serve with rice or mash, or yummy fresh bread!

The olives in the Olive Sourdough really worked well with the tomato base of the stew, extremely delicious combination!

Even babygirl enjoyed chewing on a crust while we ate our dinner.












Too easy and you can just chuck everything in at the start of the day if you are off to work or play, grab a loaf of Authentic Sourdough on your way home and you're all set.

Plus if you are in Australia you can pop over to the Bakers Delight Facebook Page and grab a voucher to try it for yourself... tell them I sent you!

In addition, Bakers Delight have given me 5 vouchers to share with the first five Aussie based bloggers who link up with me this week! So make sure you leave a comment and let me know how best to contact you (and apologies to my overseas friends).

Can't wait to see what new recipes you all have to share, my menu plan improved no end from the links shared last time!


Disclosure: I received two delicious loaves of Authentic Sourdough from Bakers Delight. No payment was offered or accepted and all opinions are my own. I really really like bread. Just ask the Supertrucker.