No Peak Beef Stew

Layer:

2 lbs Stew Meat

4 large potatoes chunked

5 large carrots cut into 1/2" pieces

1 large onion diced

1 green pepper, diced

1 cup celery, diced

20 oz. V8 juice

dash of tabasco

 Cut all veggies into chucks of similar size.  Layer in crock pot in order listed.  Sprinkle 1 tsp of pepper, 5 tbsp powered tapioca, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar, 1 pkg. McCormick's Beef Stew Mix.  Put in the oven for 5 hours at 250® or in the crock pot on high for 8 hours.