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    Perfect Instant Pot Beef Stew

    Owning and cooking with an Instant Pot is a lot like starting a fitness journey…. You purchase the equipment you need. More often than not you let it sit in the box, in the back of the closet/pantry, staring at you, judging you, silently asking, “When are you going to do this, girl?!” Then one day you decide it’s time. So you drag it out, spend more time perusing the internet than you should figuring out “how” to start, and just decide to tear the bandaid off. You throw some things together, you break a sweat in the process, you take caution to avoid injury, and when it’s all said…

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    Beef Stew with Sweet Potatoes- Whole 30 Friendly

    I’m just a girl, standing in front of a stove, asking for dinner to make itself. Fortunately this wasn’t quite as difficult and time consuming as I imagined in my mind it would be. And keeping it simple and CROCKPOT friendly made it that much easier on our busy schedules. Ingredients: 1 lb lean stew meat (can sub chicken) 2 tsp EVOO 2 medium sweet potatoes, diced & peeled 2 large red potatoes, diced & peeled 1 c chopped carrots 1 large green pepper, diced 2 tbsp minced yellow onion 1 can diced tomatoes 2 tsp oregano 1 tsp garlic salt 1 c beef stock (Whole 30 approved) Himalayan sea…

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    Beef and Butternut Squash Stew

    Ohhhhhhhh the aroma that comes from the kitchen when I make this stew is enough to make the neighbors mouths water!  And any meal that’s out of the “norm” that my kids try and actually eat a few bites of is a win.  The husband loved it and I knew he would.  Meat.  Everything in one bowl.  No rabbit food.  Win!  This is hands down one of my favorite 21 Day Fix & Fix Extreme recipes!     Ingredients;  1 lb lean (trimmed) beef stew meat 1 medium butternut squash (chopped into 1/2-1″ cubes) 1 cup low sodium beef broth (can use water and 1 tsp low sodium beef bouillon)…