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Slow Cooker Veal Stew with Pearl Onions and Oyster Mushrooms


Core Recipe
Servings | 4
Preparation Time | 25 min
Cooking Time | 360 min
Level of Difficulty | Easy

main meals | For a rich variation of this dish, stir 1/2 cup of fat-free sour cream into the veal stew just before serving (do not allow it to boil). Then garnish it with 2 tablespoons of freshly minced chives.




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Ingredients


1 sprays cooking spray, lemon-flavored
1 pound lean veal leg, boneless, cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 cup fat-free chicken broth
1 cup carrot(s), baby, sliced
4 small potato(es), fingerling, sliced 1/2-inch thick
8 small onion(s), red pearl, peeled and halved lengthwise
1 medium garlic clove(s), minced
20 small raw oyster mushrooms, coarsely chopped
2 1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp dried sage, crushed
3/4 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions


1. Coat a ridged grill pan with cooking spray. Preheat pan over high heat until a drop of water sprinkled on pan sizzles. Add veal and sear 1 minute per side.
2. Place veal in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Add broth, carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, mushrooms, lemon zest, sage, salt and pepper in order listed.
3. Cover and cook on LOW setting for 5 to 6 hours. Stir well before serving. Yields about 1 cup per serving. (Note: The addition of sour cream, as indicated in the abstract, does not affect the POINTS value of this recipe.)