Serves: 6
Total Calories: 67

1 tablespoon vegetable oil or shortening
1 pound boneless beef chuck, tip or round, cut into 1-inch cubes
3 cups hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces (1 cup)
1 large potato, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (1 1/4 cups)
1 medium turnip, cut into 1-inch pieces (1 cup)
1 medium green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces (1 cup)
1 medium stalk celery, cut into 1-inch pieces (1/2 cup)
1 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
1/2 teaspoon browning sauce, if desired
1 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
Dumplings, if desired
1/2 cup cold water
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Dumplings

1. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven. Cook beef in oil about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown. Add hot water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Heat to boiling reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until beef is almost tender.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients except Dumplings, cold water and flour. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf.
3. Prepare Dumplings.
4. Shake cold water and flour in tightly covered container gradually stir into beef mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute reduce heat to low.
5. Drop dumpling dough by 10 to 12 spoonfuls onto hot stew (do not drop directly into liquid). Cook uncovered 10 minutes. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.

Cut shortening into flour, parsley, baking powder and salt in medium bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk.

1 SERVING: Calories 250 (Calories from Fat 145) Fat 16g (Saturated 6g) Cholesterol 45mg Sodium 590mg Carbohydrates 14g (Dietary Fiber 2g) Protein 14g.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 67
Calories from Fat: 20

More Recipes from the Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes Cookbook:
Baked Spareribs with Spicy Barbecue Sauce
Barbecued Beef and Beans
Beef Brisket Barbecue
Beef Burgundy Stew
Beef Enchiladas
Beef Goulash
Beefy Baked Chili
Brats over Creamy Potatoes
CONSUMER SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Chicken-Fried Steak
Chili
Classic Beef Stroganoff
Corn Bread Beef Bake
Country-Style Ribs
DIANN GORDON
Dumplings
FRAN BALDWIN
Fajitas
Family-Favorite Tacos
Favorite Meat Loaf
Fiesta Taco Casserole
GLORIA SOLUM
Glazed Lamb Chops
Greek Pizza
Grilled Honey-Mustard Pork Chops
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
Honey-Mustard Ham
IT'S DINNERTIME - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FONDUE POT IS?
Impossible Cheeseburger Pie
Impossible Ham and Swiss Pie
Italian Sausage Calzone
JOYCE MUTHIG
Meatball Porcupines
Mexican Beef and Bean Casserole
New England Pot Roast
Old-Fashioned Meat Loaf
Overnight Lasagna
Pasta with Beef, Broccoli and Tomatoes
Pecan-Breaded Pork Chops
Pepperoni Pizza-Hamburger Pie
Pork Chop and New Potato Skillet
SAMANTHA DECERCE
SEARCH FOR THE HOMEMAKER OF TOMORROW
SHEILAH KYBURZ
SIT DOWN, TO DINNER
SUSANNA HUI
Salisbury Steak
Sausage Pie
Savory Spaghetti
Skillet Pork Stew
Sloppy Joes with Potatoes and Onion
Spicy Pepper Steak Stir-Fry
Stuffed Pork Chops
Tender Beef Stew with Dumplings
Three-Bean Casserole
Western Meat Loaf
Wild Rice-and-Almond-Stuffed Pork Chops
Wine-Marinated Country-Style Ribs
Zesty Pork Tenderloin