Beef and Chicken Stew

INGREDIENTS:                                                                                                                                                                                    • 3 tablespoons steak sauce
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 c. hot water
• 2 pounds chicken thighs
• 1 lb. lean stewing beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 med. potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 med. carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 (approximately 15 ounces) can stewed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup flour

PREPARATION:

1. Combine steak sauce, bouillon cubes, salt, pepper, sugar, and hot water in a slow cooker; stir to blend ingredients. Add remaining ingredients except flour; stir gently. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours; or on HIGH for 4 hours.
2. About 5 hours into cooking (2 1/2 hours if cooking on high), remove chicken. Remove chicken meat from bones, chop, and return to the crock pot; stir well and finish cooking.
3. To thicken gravy, make a smooth paste of the flour and 1/4 cup of cold water. Stir into stew in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until thickened.
4. Makes 6 to 8 servings