Recipe Friday - Slow Cooker Beef

Hurray, another recipe with meat in it AND it's so easy you'll be making it every week! Now I have to admit that this isn't the healthiest of all my recipes (I actually debated posting it) however, it's so easy and fast that once you throw everything in the slow cooker, you'll have lots of extra time to go to the gym, have a relaxing bath, read to your kids, whatever. Here it is..

1 pkg of stewing beef
1 can tomato soup
1 cup of water
1 cup of baby carrots (or more if you're a carrot lover)
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 tablespoon of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
salt and freshly ground pepper

Throw everything into a slow cooker, starting with the EVOO. Turn the slow cooker to high and let it cook for 4-5 hours (or until carrots are done). Once it's done stir it up a little, breaking apart some of the beef chunks. Serve over a bed of brown or wild rice. ENJOY!!